List of military electronics of the United States

This article lists American military electronic instruments/systems along with brief descriptions. This list specifically identifies electronic devices which are assigned designations according to the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, beginning with the AN/ prefix. They are grouped below by the first designation letter following this prefix. The list is organized as sorted tables that also reflect the purpose, uses and manufacturers of each listed item.

A

AAx - Piloted Aircraft Invisible Light, Heat Radiation Systems

AN/AAA - Airborne Infrared Auxiliary Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AAA-3 Receiver Group, paired with AN/AAS-15 F-8 Crusader[1]
AN/AAA-4 Infrared search and track (IRST) system F-4 Phantom II[2][3] ACF Industries,[4] Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/AAD - Airborne Infrared Reconnaissance and Surveillance
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AAD-4 Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) reconnaissance set[5] AC-119K Stinger, AC-130 Spectre,[6] RF-4B Phantom II[7] Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/AAD-5 Infrared (IR) reconnaissance set, replacing the AN/AAD-4[5] AC-130 Spectre,[6] RF-4B Phantom II,[5] RF-4C Phantom II,[8] RF-111C, F-14 Tomcat Honeywell Aerospace Technologies (subsidiary of Honeywell)
AN/AAD-6 Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) (alternative) in PAVE PRONTO system AC-130 Spectre[6]
AN/AAD-7 Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) detection set AC-130 Spectre[6] Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/AAD-9 Infrared (IR) reconnaissance set, developed from AN/AAD-5[1]
AN/AAG - Airborne Infrared Fire Control System
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AAG-2 General Electric[1]
AN/AAG-3 Infrared (IR) receiver, part of Fire Control System AN/APG-48[1]
AN/AAM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Infrared Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AAM-4 Infrared (IR) Equipment Test Bench Harness for the Infrared Detecting Set AN/AAS-15; used with AN/AAA-4 Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)[9]
AN/AAM-5 Infrared (IR) target simulator for the Infrared Detecting Set AN/AAS-15 Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)[10]
AN/AAM-6 Infrared (IR) test set for the Infrared Detecting Set AN/AAS-15 Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)[11]
AN/AAM-10 Thermal test target for AN/AAS-51A[12]: 287 
AN/AAM-12 Infrared (IR) detector test set for AN/AAS-14[12]: 287 
AN/AAM-13 Optical test table for AN/AAS-14[12]: 287 
AN/AAM-21 Cathode-Ray Tube Test Set Texas Instruments[1] (now Raytheon)
AN/AAM-26 Video signal generator for AN/TAQ-14[12]: 287 
AN/AAM-29 Cryogenic Refrigerator Test Set, used with AN/AAS-14 Infrared (IR) mapping sensor[12]: 287 
AN/AAM-30 Resolution Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set[12]: 287  OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-31 Detecting Set Receiver Test set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set[12]: 287  OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-32 Recorder Film Magazine Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set[12]: 287  OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-33 Recorder Film Magazine Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set[12]: 287  OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-34 Power Supply Control Panel Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set[12]: 287  OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-35 Converter Sub-Assembly Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set[12]: 287  OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-36 Optical Alignment Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set[12]: 287  OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-37 Cryogenic Refrigerator Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set[12]: 287  OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-38 Infrared (IR) Detection Set Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set[12]: 287  OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-39 Electrical Circuit Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set[12]: 287  OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-40 Refrigerator Test Set, used with AN/AAS-24 infrared (IR) terrain imaging set[12]: 287  OV-1 Mohawk
AN/AAM-54 Infrared/Optical Test Set RF-4C Phantom II[1]
AN/AAM-55 Airborne Laser Tracker Test Set, used with AN/AAS-32 laser tracker[12]: 287 
AN/AAM-56 Airborne Laser Tracking Alignment Test Set, used with AN/AAS-32 laser tracker[12]: 287 
AN/AAM-58 Infrared/Optical Test Set RF-4C Phantom II[1]
AN/AAM-60 Electro-optical (EO) system test set[13] A-6 Intruder,[14] A-7 Corsair II, P-3C Orion, S-3 Viking,[14] OV-1D Mohawk
AN/AAM-82 LANTIRN Intermediate Test Equipment (LIATE)[1]
AN/AAM-84 Gyroscope test station[1]
AN/AAM-85 LANTIRN mobility test station[1]
AN/AAM-90 LANTIRN depot RF test station[1]
AN/AAM-94 LANTIRN depot analog test station[1]
AN/AAM-102 Electro-optical (EO) systems test stand, used with AN/AAR-44 infrared (IR) warning receiver[1]
AN/AAQ - Airborne Infrared Multipurpose/Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AAQ-4 Infrared (IR) Countermeasures (IRCM) system[15] B/EB-66C/E Destroyer,[16] B-52 Stratofortress, RF-4C Phantom II Hallicrafters, Northrop Grumman[17]
AN/AAQ-5 Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR)[18] Sighting System Passive Infra-red (SSPI)[19] sensor turret UH-1M Iroquois,[20] AH-1 Cobra[19] Aerojet Electro-Systems[19]
AN/AAQ-6 Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) Electro-optical (EO) viewing system B-52G/H Stratofortress[21] Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)[21]
AN/AAQ-7 Low Light Level Television (LLLTV) laser illuminator subsystem[22] AC-130H Spectre[22]
AN/AAQ-8 Infrared (IR) Countermeasures (IRCM) pod,[15] development of AN/AAQ-4 A-7D Corsair II, F-4 Phantom II Hallicrafters, Northrop Grumman[17]
AN/AAQ-9 Pave Tack Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) imaging module, part of the AN/AVQ-26[23] F-111 Aardvark, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-4 Phantom II, RF-4C Phantom II Texas Instruments[24] (now Raytheon)
AN/AAQ-10 Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) system MH-53J Pave Low III, MC-130E Combat Talon Texas Instruments[25] (now Raytheon)
AN/AAQ-11 Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (TADS/PNVS)[26] Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR), used with AN/ASQ-170[27] AH-64 Apache[28] Lockheed Martin
AN/AAQ-12 Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor TADS/PNVS Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) turreted sensor for target acquisition, range-finding and target illumination using laser-guided missiles[26] AH-64 Apache[26]
AN/AAQ-13 Pod-mounted radar and Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) system included in LANTIRN F-15E Strike Eagle,[26] F-16 Fighting Falcon[26] Lockheed Martin
AN/AAQ-14 Pod-mounted laser designation and Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) system included in LANTIRN F-15E Strike Eagle,[26] F-16 Fighting Falcon[26] Lockheed Martin
AN/AAQ-19 Sharpshooter pod-mounted laser designation and Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) system included in LANTIRN, simplified AN/AAQ-14 (export system)[29] F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon Lockheed Martin
AN/AAQ-20 Pathfinder pod-mounted navigation system, simplified AN/AAQ-13[30] F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon Lockheed Martin
AN/AAQ-21 Star SAFIRE (shipborne, airborne forward-looking infrared equipment)[31] Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) pod[32] FLIR Systems[32]
AN/AAQ-22 Star SAFIRE II (shipborne, airborne forward-looking infrared equipment)[31] Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) pod[33] C-130 Hercules, P-3 Orion, UH-1H Iroquois, MH-60G Pave Hawk FLIR Systems[32]
AN/AAQ-24 Nemisis Directional Infrared (IR) Countermeasures (DIRCM)[34] AC-130U Spooky II,[35] C-17 Globemaster III, CH-53E Super Stallion, CV-22 Osprey, MC-130 Northrop Grumman[36]
AN/AAQ-25 Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting, Infrared, for Night (LANTIRN)[37] targeting pod F-14 Tomcat[38]
AN/AAQ-26 Infrared (IR) detection set[39] AC-130H Spectre, AC-130U Spooky II[40] Raytheon[41]
AN/AAQ-28 LITENING forward-looking infrared (FLIR) targeting pod A-10C Thunderbolt II, AV-8B Harrier II Plus, EA-6B Prowler, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
AN/AAQ-32 Internal FLIR Targeting System (IFTS)[42] F-16 Fighting Falcon[43] Northrop Grumman
AN/AAQ-33 Sniper ATP (Advanced Targeting Pod) A-10C Thunderbolt II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-15E Strike Eagle, B-1B Lancer, B-52H Stratofortress Lockheed Martin
AN/AAQ-37 Electro-optical Distributed Aperture System (EODAS) F-35 Lightning II Northrop Grumman
AN/AAQ-39 Electro-optical/Infrared (IR) fire-control system AC-130U Spooky II Lockheed Martin[44]
AN/AAQ-40 Electro-optical Targeting System (EOTS) equivalent to Sniper Extended Range (XR) F-35 Lightning II Lockheed Martin
AN/AAR - Airborne Infrared Receivers
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AAR-4 Infrared search and track (IRST)[45] tail warning system RCA Victor (now RCA Corporation),[46] Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/AAR-5 Forward Looking Infrared (IR) (FLIR) system[46] RCA Victor (now RCA Corporation)[46]
AN/AAR-31 Infrared (IR) detection set for Anti-submarine warfare Barnes Engineering[1]
AN/AAR-34 Infrared (IR) tail-mounted tracking and missile approach warning system (MAWS)[47] F-111 Aardvark[48] Cincinnati Electronics[49][50]
AN/AAR-37 Infrared (IR) detection set P-3A/B/C Orion,[51] EP-3E Aries[52] Hughes Aircraft[53] (now Raytheon)
AN/AAR-38 Compass Cool Infrared (IR) warning sensor[1] FB-111 Aardvark, F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet
AN/AAR-40 Forward Looking Infrared (IR) (FLIR) system C-141B Starlifter, P-3A/B/C Orion[51]
AN/AAR-41 Infrared (IR) Warning Receiver US Navy[1]
AN/AAR-42 Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) system A-7E Corsair II,[51] A-10 Thunderbolt II[54] Texas Instruments[54] (now Raytheon)
AN/AAR-43 Infrared (IR) warning receiver A-7E Corsair II Aerojet[55]
AN/AAR-44 Infrared (IR) warning receiver AC-130U Spooky II Cincinnati Electronics[55] (now L-3 Communications)[35]
AN/AAR-45 Low-Altitude Night Attack (LANA)[56] Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) system A-6E Intruder, A-7E Corsair II[57]
AN/AAR-46 Passive Missile Detector[1] CH-46 Sea Knight
AN/AAR-47 Missile Approach Warning System CH-46D/E Sea Knight, CH-53A/D/E Sea Stallion, HV-22 Osprey, OV-10A/D Bronco, MV-22B Osprey, SH-2F Seasprite, SH-60 Seahawk, UH-1 Iroquois[51] Loral Corporation (now L3Harris)
AN/AAR-54 Passive ultraviolet (UV) Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS),[34] part of AN/AAQ-24[58] B-2 Spirit, C-130 Hercules Westinghouse Electronic Systems[58] (now Northrop Grumman)[59]
AN/AAR-56 Infrared Missile Launch Detection (MLD) system[60] F-22 Raptor[60]
AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) CH-47 Chinook, UH-60 Black Hawk, AH-64 Apache[61] Sanders Associates (now BAE Systems)[62]
AN/AAS - Airborne Infrared Search and Detection Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AAS-1 Redbird[63] Infrared (IR) Scanner B-26 Marauder Bell Sound Systems[63]
AN/AAS-14 Infrared (IR) mapping sensor, part of AN/UAS-4[64] OV-1C Mohawk[65] HRB-Singer[66] (now Raytheon)
AN/AAS-15 Infrared search and track (IRST) system F-8 Crusader[67]
AN/AAS-18 Infrared (IR) reconnaissance set RF-4B Phantom II, RB-57 Canberra Texas Instruments[68] (now Raytheon)
AN/AAS-21 Infrared (IR) reconnaissance mapper RA-5C Vigilante[69]
AN/AAS-24 Real-time infrared (IR) terrain imaging set OV-1 Mohawk[8]
AN/AAS-26 Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR)[1] B-57G Canberra Tropic Moon III
AN/AAS-27 Downward-Looking infrared (IR) mapping system Honeywell[1]
AN/AAS-28 Infrared (IR) detection system A-6 Intruder Texas Instruments[1] (now Raytheon)
AN/AAS-29 Night Vision Set UH-1H Iroquois[20] Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/AAS-32 Laser tracker[12] AH-1G HueyCobra, OH-58 Kiowa
AN/AAS-33 Detection and Ranging System (DRS), part of the Target Recognition and Attack Multi-sensor (TRAM) A-6E Intruder, TC-4C Academe[1] Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)[70]
AN/AAS-35 Pave Penny Target Identification Set, Laser (TISL) A-7D Corsair II, A-10A Thunderbolt II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-111 Aardvark, OV-10 Bronco Martin Marietta
AN/AAS-36 Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) detection set P-3C Orion Texas Instruments[71]
AN/AAS-38 Nite Hawk pod-mounted Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) laser designation system, used with AN/AAS-50 F/A-18 Hornet Lockheed Martin
AN/AAS-42 Tiger Eyes Infrared search and track (IRST) system SH-60B Seahawk, F-14D Super Tomcat[72] F/A-18E/F Super Hornet[73] Lockheed Martin[74]
AN/AAS-46 Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Raytheon[75]
AN/AAS-50 Navigation Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) pod F/A-18C/D Hornet[75]
AN/AAT - Airborne Infrared Transmission Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AAT-3 Ambient Temperature Illuminator (ATI) AC-130H Spectre[35]

ACx - Piloted Aircraft Signal Carrier, Communications

AN/ACC - Airborne Carrier Signal Based Communications
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ACC-1 3-Channel Multiplexer,[76] used with AN/ARC-89 Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS) ECI[1]
AN/ACC-2 4-Channel Multiplexer,[76] used with AN/ARC-89 Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS)[1]
AN/ACC-3 Frequency Division Multiplexer[76] Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS), Boeing E-4B[1] NEACP
AN/ACC-4 4-Channel Multiplexer/Demultiplexer[76] Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS)[1]
AN/ACC-5 63-Channel Multiplexer Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS)[1]
AN/ACC-6 Communications System[76] Boeing EC-135
AN/ACQ - Airborne Carrier Signal Based Multipurpose/Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ACQ-1 Data Transmitter Set, part of AN/ASQ-52 E-2 Hawkeye, P-3C Orion Collins Aerospace
AN/ACQ-5 Data Transmitter Set P-3C Orion Sylvania[77]

ADx - Piloted Aircraft Radioactivity Detection, Identification, and Computation (RADIAC)

AN/ADR - Airborne Radioactivity Receivers
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ADR-6 Aerial Radiac System (ARS) for nuclear radiation measurement[78] North American Rockwell

AIx - Piloted Aircraft Interphone/Public Address Systems

AN/AIC - Airborne Interphone Communications Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AIC-10 Interphone system[76]
AN/AIC-18 Interphone system[76]
AN/AIC-23 Private interphone system[76]

AJx - Piloted Aircraft Electromechanical/Inertial Systems

AN/AJN - Airborne Electromechanical/Inertial Navigation Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AJN-16 Inertial Navigation System (INS), replaced AN/AJQ-20 F-111 Aardvark[79] Litton Industries
AN/AJQ - Airborne Electromechanical/Inertial Special Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AJQ-20 Inertial Navigation System (INS), replaced by AN/AJN-16 F-111 Aardvark[80] Litton Industries

ALx - Piloted Aircraft Countermeasures Systems

AN/ALE - Airborne Countermeasures Ejectors
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ALE-20 Flare dispenser B-52 Stratofortress, B-58 Hustler[81]
AN/ALE-24 Chaff dispenser B-52 Stratofortress[82] Lundy[81]
AN/ALE-28 Chaff/flare dispenser set F-111 Aardvark[82][83] General Dynamics
AN/ALE-29 Chaff/flare dispenser with up to 30 pyrotechnic cartridges filled with dipole reflectors or infrared traps[82] A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair II, EA-6B Prowler, F-4B/N/J/S Phantom II, F-5E Tiger II, F-14A Tomcat, F-111 Aardvark Tracor (now BAE Systems)[81]
AN/ALE-32 Pod-mounted chaff/flare dispenser[82] EA-6B Prowler
AN/ALE-33 Chaff/flare dispenser for unmanned aircraft[82]
AN/ALE-38 Chaff dispenser[82][84]
AN/ALE-39 Chaff/flare dispenser, improved AN/ALE-29[82] A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair II, AH-1 SuperCobra, AV-8B Harrier II Plus, F-14A Tomcat, F-14B Tomcat, F-14D Super Tomcat, F/A-18 Hornet, SH-2 Seasprite, SH-60 Seahawk, UH-1N Twin Huey, CH-53 Sea Stallion[85] BAE Systems
AN/ALE-40 Chaff/flare Counter Measure Dispenser System (CMDS)[86] with 30 pyrotechnic cartridges filled with reflectors or 15 filled with infrared traps[82] A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-4 Phantom II, F-5 Tiger, F-14 Tomcat, F-104 Starfighter
AN/ALE-41 Chaff (countermeasure) dispenser[82][87]
AN/ALE-43 Pod-mounted chaff dispenser[82]
AN/ALE-44 Pod-mounted chaff/flare dispensing pod[82][88] Tactical, support, drones, and strike aircraft capable of supersonic flight Southwest Aerospace
AN/ALE-45 Chaff/flare dispenser F-15 Eagle Marconi Electronic Systems[89]
AN/ALE-47 Chaff/flare Countermeasure Dispenser System (CMDS), replaced AN/ALE-39 AC-130U Spooky II, C-17 Globemaster III, CH-47 Chinook, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet, UH-60 Black Hawk, and many others Tracor (now BAE Systems)
AN/ALE-49 flare dispenser B-1B Lancer[90]
AN/ALE-50 Little Buddy passive electronic countermeasure towed decoy F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, B-1B Lancer Raytheon
AN/ALE-55 Fiber-optic radar jamming and deception towed decoy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet BAE Systems
AN/ALQ - Airborne Countermeasures Multipurpose/Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ALQ-41 X-band electronic countermeasure system A-5 Vigilante Sanders Associates[91]
AN/ALQ-61 Electronic intelligence (ELINT) system RA-5C Vigilante AIL Systems Inc (subsidiary of Eaton Corporation)[91]
AN/ALQ-71 Electronic countermeasure jamming pod operating in the 1–8 GHz (30.0–3.7 cm) range[15] A-7 Corsair II, B-52 Stratofortress, F-4 Phantom II, F-101 Voodoo, F-105 Thunderchief, RB-66 Destroyer
AN/ALQ-72 Electronic countermeasure jamming pod operating in the 1–8 GHz (30.0–3.7 cm) range[15] A-7 Corsair II, B-52 Stratofortress, F-4 Phantom II, F-101 Voodoo, F-105 Thunderchief, RB-66 Destroyer
AN/ALQ-76 Electronic countermeasure jamming pod operating in the 2–8 GHz (15.0–3.7 cm) range[15] EA-6A Intruder, EA-6B Prowler, A-4E Skyhawk
AN/ALQ-78 Radio frequency (RF) threat detection system[92] A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder, P-3C Orion
AN/ALQ-81 Pod-mounted electronic countermeasure system[15] A-7 Corsair II
AN/ALQ-86 Pod-mounted electronic countermeasure system[15] EA-6A Intruder Bunker Ramo[93]
AN/ALQ-87 Pod-mounted electronic countermeasure system operating in the 1–8 GHz (30.0–3.7 cm) range,[15] replaced by AN/ALQ-119[94] AC-130 Gunship, F-4 Phantom II, F-100 Super Sabre, F-101 Voodoo, F-105 Thunderchief, F-111 Aardvark, General Electric
AN/ALQ-91 Internally mounted electronic countermeasure microwave communications link jamming system[15] A-4 Skyhawk, F-14 Tomcat Sanders Associates, Magnavox
AN/ALQ-94 Internally mounted electronic countermeasure combined pulse mode and continuous wave (CW) deception and noise jammer (trackbreaker), replaced by AN/ALQ-137[15] F/EF-111A/E/F Aardvark[95] Sanders Associates
AN/ALQ-98 Internally mounted C-band broadband noise jamming system[15][96] A-3 Skywarrior General Instrument
AN/ALQ-99 Pod-mounted Tactical Jamming System (TJS), active electronic countermeasures with noise and imitative jamming transmitters[15] EA-6B Prowler, EA-18G Growler, EF-111A Raven EDO Corporation
AN/ALQ-100 Internally mounted active electronic countermeasure system operating in the 2–8 GHz (15.0–3.7 cm) range, replaced by AN/ALQ-126[15] A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair II, EA-6B Prowler, F-14 Tomcat[97] RA-5C Vigilante Sanders Associates[91]
AN/ALQ-101 Pod-mounted electronic countermeasure system operating in the 2–20 GHz (15.0–1.5 cm) range[98] Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/ALQ-102 Pod-mounted C-band broadband noise jamming system, modified AN/ALQ-98[15]
AN/ALQ-105 Pod-mounted electronic countermeasure system, based on AN/ALQ-101, operating in the 2–20 GHz (15.0–1.5 cm) range[15] F-105 Thunderchief
AN/ALQ-107 Internally mounted Infrared countermeasure system[15] UH-1 Iroquois
AN/ALQ-108 Electronic countermeasure identification Friend or Foe (IFF) jammer system[15][53] E-2C Hawkeye, F-4 Phantom II, EP-3E Aries, S-3A Viking Magnavox[99]
AN/ALQ-117 Pave Mint electronic countermeasure system operating in the 8–10 GHz (3.7–3.0 cm) range[15] B-52 Stratofortress ITT Inc.[100][101]
AN/ALQ-119 Pod-mounted active electronic countermeasure system operating in the 2–20 GHz (15.0–1.5 cm) range[102][103] A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-4G Wild Weasel V, F-16 Fighting Falcon Westinghouse Electronic Systems[104] (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/ALQ-122 False-target electronic countermeasure jamming system[105] B-52G/H Stratofortress, E-3A Sentry Motorola,[106] Northrop Grumman[107]
AN/ALQ-123 Pod-mounted infrared countermeasure system[105] A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair II, F-4 Phantom II Lockheed Martin[108]
AN/ALQ-126 Internally mounted electronic countermeasure pulsed trackbreaker, improved AN/ALQ-101 operating in the 2–18 GHz (15.0–1.7 cm) range[98] A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair II, AV-8B Harrier II Plus, EA-6B Prowler, RF-4B Phantom II[109] Sanders Associates[110]
AN/ALQ-128 Electronic Warfare Warning Set (EWWS), part of Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (TEWS) F-15C Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle Magnavox[111]
AN/ALQ-129 Internally mounted trackbreaker advanced jamming system[105] F-4 Phantom II, F-14 Tomcat, A-7 Corsair II ITT Inc.[112]
AN/ALQ-130 Electronic countermeasure system to disrupt air-defense communications[105] A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder, EA-6 Prowler, A-7 Corsair II, F-4 Phantom II Cutler-Hammer
AN/ALQ-131 Pod-mounted electronic countermeasure noise and repeater jamming system[105] A-7 Corsair II, A-10C Thunderbolt II,[113] C-130 Hercules, EF-111A Raven, F-4 Phantom II, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon Northrop Grumman[112]
AN/ALQ-132 Electro-optical (EO) and infrared countermeasure system[105] A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair II, A-10 Thunderbolt II, OV-10 Bronco Sanders Associates,[112] BAE Systems
AN/ALQ-133 Pod-mounted electronic signals intelligence (ELINT) system operating in the .5–18 GHz (60.0–1.7 cm) range[114] A-10 Thunderbolt II, OV-1 Mohawk, RV-1D Mohawk
AN/ALQ-135 Combined pulse mode and Continuous Wave (CW) electronic countermeasure system,[102] a part of Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS) F-15 Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle Northrop Grumman
AN/ALQ-136 Electronic countermeasure repeater jammer system operating in the 8–20 GHz (3.7–1.5 cm) range, based on AN/ALQ-129[105] AH-1J SeaCobra, AH-64A Apache, AH-64D Apache, RC-12 Guardrail, MH-47E Chinook, MH-60K Black Hawk ITT Inc.[115]
AN/ALQ-137 Combined pulse mode and Continuous Wave (CW) imitative jammer,[98] replaced AN/ALQ-94 F/EF-111A/E/F Aardvark Sanders Associates[116]
AN/ALQ-140 Internally mounted infrared countermeasure system, developed from AN/ALQ-132[105] F-4 Phantom II Sanders Associates[112]
AN/ALQ-142 Electronic Support Measures (ESM) and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) system, part of Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS III)[117] SH-60B Seahawk
AN/ALQ-144 Pod-mounted infrared countermeasure system[105] AH-1 SuperCobra, AH-64 Apache, UH-1 Iroquois, UH-60 Black Hawk Sanders Associates, BAE Systems
AN/ALQ-146 Pod-mounted Infrared (IR) jammer[105] CH-46 Sea Knight Sanders Associates
AN/ALQ-147 Pylon-mounted infrared countermeasure system[105] OV-1D Mohawk, RV-1D Mohawk Sanders Associates
AN/ALQ-149 Electronic countermeasure communications jammer[118] EA-6B Prowler
AN/ALQ-151 Quickfix[119]: 7  electronic countermeasure system providing direction finding (DF), interception and jamming[120] EH-1X Iroquois, EH-60A/L Blackhawk, UH-1H Iroquois
AN/ALQ-153 Pulse Doppler tail radar missile approach warning system[121] B-1B Lancer, B-52 Stratofortress, F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet, F-111 Aardvark[92] Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/ALQ-155 Power Management System (PMS) low band communications jammer[122] B-52 Stratofortress[105] Northrop Grumman
AN/ALQ-156 Integrated Defense Avionics missile approach warning system (MAWS)[123] pulse-Doppler radar[92] C-23B Sherpa, CH-47 Chinook, EH-60A Black Hawk, OV-1D Mohawk, RC-12 Guardrail, RU-21 Ute BAE Systems Electronic Systems (division of BAE Systems Inc.)
AN/ALQ-157 Infrared countermeasure (IRCM) system CH-47 Chinook, C-130 Hercules Loral Space & Communications,[53] BAE Systems
AN/ALQ-161 Electronic countermeasure early warning radar, aircraft tracking radar, interceptor radar, surface-to-air and air-to-air guided missile control jamming system[105] B-1B Lancer[124] L3Harris Technologies
AN/ALQ-162 Electronic countermeasure continuous wave (CW) trackbreaker jamming system[105] A-4 Skyhawk, A-7 Corsair II, F-4 Phantom II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, RF-4 Phantom II Northrop Grumman[125]
AN/ALQ-164 Pod-mounted active electronic countermeasure system AV-8B Harrier II[126]
AN/ALQ-165 Airborne Self-Protection Jammer (ASPJ) operating in the .7–18 GHz (42.8–1.7 cm) range[105] A-6E Intruder, EA-6B Prowler, F-14 Tomcat, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet ITT Inc.[127]
AN/ALQ-166 Countermeasures Set, helicopter-towed, remotely controlled minesweeping system EDO Corporation[128]
AN/ALQ-167 Bullwinkle pod-mounted tactical contingency active Electronic countermeasure system A-6E Intruder, EA-6A Intruder, EA-6B Prowler, Lockheed EP-3J, F-14A Tomcat, F-14B Tomcat, F/A-18A/B Hornet, F/A-18C/D Hornet, Douglas EC-24A, NKC-135 Big Crow[129]
AN/ALQ-171 Combined pulse mode and Continuous Wave (CW) electronic countermeasure system,[82] F-5E/F/G Tiger Northrop Grumman[112]
AN/ALQ-172 Electronic countermeasure system AC-130U Spooky II, B-52 Stratofortress, MC-130E Combat Talon Exelis Inc. (now L3Harris[35]
AN/ALQ-176 Pod-mounted advanced electronic countermeasure system, operates in the 1–15.5 GHz (29.98–1.93 cm) range[82]
AN/ALQ-178 Rapid Alert Programmed Power management of Radar Targets III (RAPPORT III) integrated radar warning and Electronic countermeasure suite[130] Loral Corporation (now L3Harris)
AN/ALQ-184 Pod-mounted active electronic countermeasure system, upgraded from AN/ALQ-119 A-10C Thunderbolt II, F-4G Wild Weasel V, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon Raytheon[112]
AN/ALQ-187 Electronic countermeasure, part of the ASPIS system F-16 Fighting Falcon Raytheon[112]
AN/ALQ-196 Integrated defensive electronic countermeasure system AC-130U Spooky II, MC-130E Combat Talon Sanders Associates,[112] BAE Systems[35]
AN/ALQ-202 Autonomous electronic countermeasure jammer F/A-18 Hornet, F-16 Fighting Falcon, HC-130 Hercules, HH-60G Pave Hawk Lockheed Martin[112]
AN/ALQ-205 Phase-locked omni-directional Infrared (IR) Countermeasures (IRCM) system for rotary wing aircraft (helicopters)[131]
AN/ALQ-210 Electronic Support Measures (ESM) CH-148 Cyclone, MH-60R Seahawk Lockheed Martin[112]
AN/ALQ-211 Suite of Integrated RF Countermeasures (SIRFC) CV-22B Osprey, MH-47 Chinook, MH-60 Jayhawk[132] ITT Inc.
AN/ALQ-212 Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM) CH-47 Chinook BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin[112]
AN/ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management Unit (EWMU) F-16C/D Fighting Falcon Terma A/S[112]
AN/ALQ-217 Electronic Support Measures (ESM) set E-2C Hawkeye Lockheed Martin[112]
AN/ALQ-218 Tactical Jamming Receiver EA-6B Prowler, EA-18G Growler Northrop Grumman
AN/ALQ-221 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) and Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) system U-2 Dragon Lady[133] BAE Systems
AN/ALQ-240 Electronic Support Measures (ESM) set P-8 Poseidon Northrop Grumman[112]
AN/ALQ-250 Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Sustainment System (EPAWSS)[134] F-15 Eagle
AN/ALQ-260 Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) countermeasures decoy F-16 Fighting Falcon Selex ES (now Leonardo S.p.A.)
AN/ALR - Airborne Countermeasures Receivers
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ALR-20 Panoramic radar receiver covering 6 bands of spectrum[135] B-52H Stratofortress
AN/ALR-23 Infrared search and track (IRST) sensor F-14 Tomcat,[136] F-111 Aardvark Avco (subsidiary of Textron)
AN/ALR-32 360 degree radar sensor[92] RB-66 Destroyer, B-52 Stratofortress
AN/ALR-34 RF sensor operating in the 20–60 GHz (1.50–0.50 cm) range[92] EC-121 Warning Star, Boeing EC-135, Boeing RC-135
AN/ALR-39 RF sensor, replaced by AN/ALR-62[92] F-111 Aardvark, FB-111 Aardvark
AN/ALR-41 RF sensor, replaced by AN/ALR-62[92] F-111 Aardvark, FB-111 Aardvark
AN/ALR-45 Compass Tie Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) operating in the 2–14 GHz (15.0–2.1 cm) range[92] A-6 Intruder, A-7E Corsair II, F-4J Phantom II, F-14 Tomcat, RA-5C Vigilante[91] Litton Industries[112]
AN/ALR-46 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) operating in the 2–20 GHz (15.0–1.5 cm) range[137] F-4 Phantom II, RF-4 Phantom II, F-5 Tiger, B-52 Stratofortress, CC-130 Dalmo-Victor[138]
AN/ALR-47 RF illumination detection sensor[139] F-4F Phantom II, F-5 Tiger, S-3 Viking
AN/ALR-50 Surface-to-air missile launch detection system operating in the 4–20 GHz (7.5–1.5 cm) range[139] A-4 Skyhawk, A-7 Corsair II, EA-6B Prowler, F-4N Phantom II, F-14 Tomcat, F-111 Aardvark, FB-111 Aardvark, RF-4B Phantom II
AN/ALR-52 Multichannel radar sensor operating in the .5–18 GHz (60.0–1.7 cm) range[139] EP-3E Orion
AN/ALR-56 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) operating in the 2–20 GHz (15.0–1.5 cm) range. Controls the AN/ALQ-135[139] A-7D Corsair II, B-52 Stratofortress, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, RF-4 Phantom II Loral Corporation (now L3Harris), Litton Industries[140]
AN/ALR-59 Automated four-band radar sensor operating in the .5–18 GHz (60.0–1.7 cm) range[139] E-2C Hawkeye
AN/ALR-62 Radar Homing and Warning (RHAW) system or Countermeasures Receiving Set (CRS), replaced AN/ALR-39 and AN/ALR-41[137] F-111 Aardvark, EF-111 Raven
AN/ALR-64 Compass Sail Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)[141] F-4 Phantom II
AN/ALR-66 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)[142] operating in the 3 GHz (10.0 cm), 6 GHz (5.0 cm), 10 GHz (3.0 cm) and 20 GHz (1.5 cm) frequency ranges.[139] F-5 Tiger, P-3C Orion, A-4 Skyhawk, A-7 Corsair II, C-130 Hercules, E-6 Mercury TACAMO, F-4 Phantom II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, SH-2 Seasprite, SH-3 Sea King General Instrument,[53] Northrop Grumman
AN/ALR-67 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)[143] operating in the 1–16 GHz (30.0–1.9 cm) range[139] A-6E Intruder, AV-8B Harrier II Plus, EA-6B Prowler, F-14 Tomcat, F/A-18 Hornet, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Northrop Grumman, Raytheon
AN/ALR-68 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) operating in the 1–16 GHz (30.0–1.9 cm) range[139] EA-6B Prowler, F-14 Tomcat, F/A-18 Hornet
AN/ALR-69 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)[144] operating in the 1–16 GHz (30.0–1.9 cm) range, improved AN/ALR-46[139] A-10 Thunderbolt II, AC-130U Spooky II, B-52H Stratofortress, F-4 Phantom II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant, Lockheed MC-130
AN/ALR-73 Passive Detection System (PDS), Electronic support measures, direction finding E-2C Hawkeye[145][146]
AN/ALR-76 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) replacing the AN/ALR-47[147] S-3 Viking, Lockheed EP-3
AN/ALR-94 Self-protection Electronic Warfare (EW) system, detects and responds to surface and airborne threats F-22 Raptor[148] Sanders Associates, General Electric
AN/ALR-606 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) operating in the 2–20 GHz (15.0–1.5 cm) range. Improved AN/ALR-66[139]
AN/ALR-646 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) operating in the 2–20 GHz (15.0–1.5 cm) range. Supplements the AN/ALR-66[139]
AN/ALT - Airborne Countermeasures Transmitters
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ALT-6 Electronic countermeasure barrage noise jammer B-47E Stratojet
AN/ALT-13 Electronic countermeasure barrage noise transmitter, operates in the 2–8 GHz (15.0–3.7 cm) range[82] B-47 Stratojet, B-52 Stratofortress, B-57 Canberra, B-66 Destroyer Hallicrafters, Raytheon[112]
AN/ALT-15 A-band Electronic countermeasure barrage transmitter B-47 Stratojet, B-52 Stratofortress, B-57 Canberra, B-66 Destroyer Hallicrafters[112]
AN/ALT-16 D-band Electronic countermeasure transmitter[149] B-52H Stratofortress Hallicrafters
AN/ALT-28 Electronic countermeasure barrage transmitter, updated version of the AN/ALT-13, operates in the 2–8 GHz (15.0–3.7 cm) range[82] B-52 Stratofortress, B-66 Destroyer, EA-6B Prowler Hallicrafters[112]
AN/ALT-30 Electronic countermeasure barrage transmitter, updated version of the AN/ALT-13 B-52 Stratofortress Hallicrafters[112]
AN/ALT-31 Electronic countermeasure barrage transmitter, updated version of the AN/ALT-16 B-52 Stratofortress Northrop Grumman[112]
AN/ALT-32 Electronic countermeasure barrage communications jammer[150] B-52 Stratofortress Hallicrafters

AMx - Aircraft Meteorological Systems

AN/AMH - Airborne Meteorological Recorders
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AMH-3 Microwave refractometer E-2C Hawkeye[151]
AN/AMQ - Airborne Meteorological Multipurpose/Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AMQ-23 Atmospheric meteorological probe (radiosonde) measuring temperature and humidity, and transmitting that data to a ground processing facility[152][153] Balloon-borne Geotronics

APx - Piloted Aircraft Radar Systems

AN/APA - Airborne Radar Auxiliary Assembly
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/APA-46 Nosmo adapter assembly, used with AN/APQ-7 radar bombsight system B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-29 Superfortress
AN/APA-47 Nosmo adapter assembly, used with AN/APQ-7 radar bombsight system, replaced AN/APA-46 B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-29 Superfortress
AN/APD - Airborne Radar Direction Finder, Reconnaissance, and Surveillance System
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/APD-4 D/E/F-band radar B-47E Stratojet ITT Inc.
AN/APD-7 Side-looking airborne radar (SLAR) RA-5C Vigilante Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)[91]
AN/APG - Airborne Fire-Control Radar System
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/APG-1 S-band airborne intercept radar P-61 Black Widow Bell Telephone Laboratories,[154] Western Electric[155]
AN/APG-2 S-band intercept and gun laying radar P-61 Black Widow General Electric[156][155]
AN/APG-3 X-band tail Airborne Gun Laying (AGL) radar B-29 Superfortress,[155] B-36 Peacemaker General Electric[157][155]
AN/APG-4 L-band FM low altitude torpedo release radar Sniffer[158] TBM Avenger[159]
AN/APG-5 S-band lightweight airborne range-only (ARO) radar[155] B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, F-86 Sabre Galvin Manufacturing Corporation[160][155] (now Motorola)
AN/APG-6 L-band low altitude bomb release radar Super Sniffer, replaced AN/APG-4[158]
AN/APG-7 Glide bomb control radar SRB (Seeking Radar Bomb)[159] F-86D Sabre[161]
AN/APG-8 S-band tail airborne gun sight (AGS) radar[155] B-24 Liberator,[155] B-29 Superfortress General Electric[162]
AN/APG-9 L-band low altitude bomb release radar, replaced AN/APG-6[159]
AN/APG-13 Falcon S-band airborne range-only (ARO) radar[155] B-25 Mitchell General Electric
AN/APG-14 S-band airborne range-only (ARO) radar[155] B-29 Superfortress[155]
AN/APG-15 S-band tail airborne gun sight (AGS) radar for Project Wasp[155] B-29 Superfortress[155] General Electric[155][163]
AN/APG-16 X-band gun laying radar,[155] replaced AN/APG-2 B-32 Dominator, XB-48 Sperry Corporation[155]
AN/APG-17 S-band low altitude bomb release radar,[158] replaced AN/APG-4
AN/APG-18 X-band turret control radar, replaced AN/APG-5[159] Glenn L. Martin Company (now Lockheed Martin)
AN/APG-19 X-band gun laying radar,[155] replaced AN/APG-8 and AN/APG-18 Glenn L. Martin Company (now Lockheed Martin)
AN/APG-20 S-band low altitude bomb release radar, replaced AN/APG-6[159]
AN/APG-21 Pterodactyl automatic air-to-ground range only radar[155]
AN/APG-22 X-band gun sight radar, used with Mk18/23 Lead-computing gunsights Raytheon[159]
AN/APG-23 Airborne gun directing radar[164] B-36 Peacemaker,[159] B-50 Superfortress,[165] PBJ-1H Mitchell[164]
AN/APG-24 Airborne gun directing radar B-36 Peacemaker,[159] B-50 Superfortress[165]
AN/APG-25 X-band monopulse tail gun tracking radar[166] F-100 Super Sabre[167] General Electric[168]
AN/APG-26 I-band airborne gun aim radar F3D Skyknight Westinghouse Electronic Systems[169] (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APG-28 Airborne range-only (ARO) intercept radar, replaced AN/APG-1[159] F-82 Twin Mustang
AN/APG-29 Night/all-weather fire-control radar, replaced by AN/APG-37[170]
AN/APG-30 X-band fire-control radar[171] B-45 Tornado, B-57 Canberra, F-4E Phantom II, F-8 Crusader, F-84 Thunderjet, F-86 Sabre, F-100 Super Sabre, FJ-2 Fury, F2H Banshee Sperry Corporation[172] (now Unisys)
AN/APG-31 Ranging radar B-57 Canberra, F-105 Thunderchief[173] Raytheon
AN/APG-32 X-band tail turret autotrack radar B-36 Peacemaker, B-47E Stratojet General Electric
AN/APG-33 X-band fire-control radar TB-25K Mitchell, F-94 Starfire, F-89 Scorpion[159] General Electric,[157] Hughes Aircraft[159] (now Raytheon)
AN/APG-34 Computing radar gunsight F-104 Starfighter
AN/APG-35 Weapon systems tracking radar, replaced AN/APG-26 F3D Skyknight
AN/APG-36 Search radar, replaced by AN/APG-37 F2H Banshee, F-89 Scorpion Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/APG-37 Search radar, replaced AN/APG-29[170] F-86 Sabre, F2H Banshee Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/APG-39 Gun laying radar B-47E Stratojet
AN/APG-40 Fire control radar F-94C Starfire, F-89 Scorpion, TB-25M Mitchell Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/APG-41 Tail gun radar (twin radomes) B-36 Peacemaker, B-52 Stratofortress General Electric
AN/APG-43 Continuous Wave (CW) interception radar Raytheon
AN/APG-45 Fire-control radar, miniaturized AN/APG-30 General Electric
AN/APG-46 Fire-control radar, replaced by AN/APQ-127 A-6A Intruder[93]
AN/APG-47 Radar set (type AI Mk 22)
AN/APG-48 Airborne fire-control radar system Mk.22
AN/APG-51 Intercept radar F3D Skyknight, F2H Banshee Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/APG-53 Fire control radar A-4C Skyhawk Stewart-Warner
AN/APG-59 Fire control radar paired with AN/AWG-10 Fire control system, replaced AN/APQ-72 F-4 Phantom II Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APG-60 Modified AN/APQ-100 Fire control radar paired with AN/AWG-11 Fire control system, replaced AN/APG-59 F-4 Phantom II Ferranti
AN/APG-61 Modified AN/APQ-109 Fire control radar paired with AN/AWG-12 Fire control system, replaced AN/APG-60 F-4 Phantom II Ferranti
AN/APG-63 All-weather multimode Fire control radar system paired with AN/AWG-20 Fire control system F-15 Eagle Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/APG-64 Fire control radar Did not enter service Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/APG-65 All-weather multimode Fire control radar system AV-8B Harrier II Plus, F/A-18 Hornet Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/APG-66 X-band Solid-state medium range (up to 150 km) pulse-Doppler planar array radar[174] F-16 Fighting Falcon Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APG-67 Multi-mode all-digital X-band coherent pulse-Doppler radar for air-to-air, air-to-ground, sea-search and mapping F-20 Tigershark, F-16 Fighting Falcon General Electric
AN/APG-68 Long range (maximum detection range 50 mi (80 km)) pulse-Doppler radar, variant of the AN/APG-66. Replaced by AN/APG-83 F-16 Fighting Falcon Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APG-69 Air-to-air and air-to-ground X-band coherent pulse-Doppler radar, successor of AN/APQ-159 F-5E/F/G Tiger Emerson Electric
AN/APG-70 All-weather multimode radar system designed from the AN/APG-63. Has Doppler Beam Sharpening (DBS) / Mapping / Synthetic Aparture Radar (SAR) modes F-15E Strike Eagle Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/APG-71 Multi-mode X-band pulse-Doppler radar system, upgrade of AN/AWG-9 F-14D Super Tomcat Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/APG-73 Radar, upgrade of the AN/APG-65 F/A-18C/D Hornet, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Raytheon
AN/APG-76 Pulse-doppler Ku band multi-mode radar F-4E Phantom II Northrop Grumman
AN/APG-77 Multifunction solid-state Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) low-probability-of-intercept radar F-22 Raptor Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman), Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APG-78 Longbow millimeter-wave Fire-Control Radar (FCR) with AGM-114L Hellfire LongBow missiles AH-1Z Viper, AH-64D Apache Longbow, AH-64E Guardian Longbow LLC (Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman)
AN/APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar EA-18G Growler, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Raytheon
AN/APG-80 Air-to-air, search-and-track, air-to-ground targeting and terrain-following scalable agile beam radar F-16E/F Fighting Falcon Northrop Grumman
AN/APG-81 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar successor to AN/APG-77 F-35 Lightning II Northrop Grumman
AN/APG-82 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar of the AN/APG-63 radar family F-15E Strike Eagle, F-15EX Eagle II Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fire control Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR), variant of the AN/APG-66 F-16 Fighting Falcon Northrop Grumman
AN/APG-84 Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar (RACR) F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet Raytheon
AN/APG-85 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar developed from AN/APG-81 F-35 Lightning II Northrop Grumman
AN/APN - Airborne Navigation Radars
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/APN-1 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radar altimeter[175][176] AD-5 Skyraider, AF-2W Guardian, B-32 Dominator, C-119 Flying Boxcar, C-121 Constellation, F2H Banshee, F3D Skyknight, F6F Hellcat, F9F Panther, H-19 Chickasaw, P2V Neptune, P5M Marlin, P-61 Black Widow, PB4Y-2 Privateer, PBM-5S Mariner, PBY-6A Catalina, R5C-1 Commando, R5D Skymaster, R6D-1, SB2C-5 Helldiver, TBM-3 Avenger, XF10F Jaguar[177] Admiral Corporation, RCA Victor[176] {now RCA Corporation)[178]
AN/APN-2 Rebecca Mk IIA airborne radar interrogator/responder[175][179][180]
AN/APN-3 Airborne precision Short Range Navigation (SHORAN) bombing radar[175]
AN/APN-4 Long Range Navigation (LORAN) radar navigation system[175]
AN/APN-7 Airborne transponder beacon[175]
AN/APN-9 Long Range Navigation (LORAN) simplified[175] B-32-25-CF Dominator
AN/APN-10 Glider interrogator/responder[175]
AN/APN-11 X-Band beacon; used with several different AN/APS- radars and AN/APQ-13 B-47E Stratojet
AN/APN-12 Beacon interrogator/responder[175] B-47E Stratojet
AN/APN-19 Airborne beacon[175]
AN/APN-42 Radar altimeter WB-47E Stratojet
AN/APN-59 X-band navigation, search and weather radar, replaced AN/SPS-38[181] AC-130H Spectre,B-57 Canberra, C-130 Hercules, C-133 Cargomaster, C-135 Stratolifter, C-141 Starlifter, KC-97 Stratofreighter Sperry Corporation
AN/APN-66 Doppler navigation radar B-47E Stratojet
AN/APN-69 X-band rendezvous beacon B-47E Stratojet
AN/APN-70 Long Range Navigation (LORAN) radio system P-3 Orion
AN/APN-75 Rendezvous beacon B-47E Stratojet
AN/APN-81 X-band pulse-Doppler radar B-47 Stratojet General Precision Laboratory[182]
AN/APN-89 Pulse-Doppler radar, part of AN/ASQ-38 bombing-navigation system B-52 Stratofortress[183]
AN/APN-122 Doppler navigation radar A-6A Intruder[93]
AN/APN-141 Radar altimeter A-4C Skyhawk, A-4E Skyhawk, A-6A Intruder, P-3A/B Orion Bendix Corporation[184]
AN/APN-147 Doppler navigation radar AC-119K Stinger
AN/APN-149 Terrain-following radar Did not enter service Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APN-153 Navigation radar A-6B Intruder, A-7A Corsair II, EA-6A Intruder
AN/APN-165 Terrain-following radar OV-1 Mohawk Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APN-171 Radar altimeter
AN/APN-185 Navigation radar A-7D Corsair II[185]
AN/APN-186 Navigation radar A-6C Intruder[93]
AN/APN-190 Doppler groundspeed and drift detector navigation radar A-7E Corsair II[185]
AN/APN-194 Radar altimeter A-6E Intruder, P-3 Orion, T-45 Goshawk Honeywell Aerospace Technologies
AN/APN-203 High range radar altimeter
AN/APN-215 Multimode X-band sea search terrain-mapping weather radar, nearly identical to AN/APN-234[186] RU-38A Twin Condor AlliedSignal (now Honeywell)[186]
AN/APN-217 Doppler radar navigation sensor compatible with Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS III) AH-1 Cobra, UH-1H Iroquois, SH-60B Seahawk, MH-53E Sea Dragon, RH-53D Sea Stallion, CH-46 Sea Knight Teledyne Ryan (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APN-218 Doppler radar navigation sensor AC-130H Spectre[35] Teledyne Ryan (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APN-233 Doppler radar navigation sensor C-2 Greyhound, CH-47 Chinook, OV-10 Bronco, S-2 Tracker Teledyne Ryan (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APN-234 Multimode X-band sea search terrain-mapping weather radar, nearly identical to AN/APN-215 C-2A Greyhound AlliedSignal (now Honeywell)[186]
AN/APN-237 Ku band Terrain-Following Radar (TFR) part of AN/AAQ-13 Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APN-241 X-band high-resolution Low Power Color Radar (LCPR) for weather and navigation[187] AC-130H Spectre, C-130 Hercules, MC-130W Combat Spear Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APN-242 X-band high-resolution color or monochrome weather and navigation radar replacement for AN/APN-59[188] Northrop Grumman
AN/APQ - Airborne Multipurpose/Special Radars
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/APQ-5 Radar bombing equipment B-32-1-CF Dominator
AN/APQ-7 Eagle X-band radar bombsight system[155] B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-29 Superfortress Western Electric
AN/APQ-13 Mickey set X-band bombing radar, also known as H2X,[155] developed from the British H2S radar[189] B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-29 Superfortress, B-32-1-CF Dominator Bell Labs, Western Electric
AN/APQ-35 X-band night intruder radar[169] F3D Skyknight Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APQ-36 Fire control radar F3D Skyknight, F7U Cutlass Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APQ-41 Fire control radar Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APQ-46 Fire control radar Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APQ-50 Fire control radar F4D Skyray Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APQ-72 Fire control radar, developed from AN/APQ-50 F4D Skyray Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APQ-89 Terrain-following radar T-2 Buckeye Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-92 Search and terrain avoidance radar A-6A Intruder Norden Systems (now Northrop Grumman)[93]
AN/APQ-99 Forward looking radar A-7A Corsair II, RF-4 Phantom II Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-100 Fire control radar F-4 Phantom II Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APQ-101 Terrain-following radar Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-103 Search radar terrain clearance (SRTC) A-6B Intruder Northrop Grumman
AN/APQ-109 Fire control radar, improved AN/APQ-100 F4D Skyray Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APQ-110 Ku band Terrain Following Radar (TFR), replaced AN/APQ-102[190] F-111 Aardvark, RF-4C Phantom II Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-112 Target tracking and ranging radar A-6C Intruder Northrop Grumman
AN/APQ-113 Ku band multi-mode air-to-ground and air-to-air nose attack radar[191] F-111 Aardvark General Electric
AN/APQ-114 Ku band multi-mode nose radar, variant of the AN/APQ-113[192] F-4 Phantom II, FB-111A Aardvark[192] General Electric[192]
AN/APQ-115 Terrain Following Radar (TFR) A-7A Corsair II, C-130E Hercules, F-111 Aardvark, RF-4C Phantom II Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-116 Terrain Following Radar (TFR) A-7B Corsair II, C-130 Hercules Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-117 Terrain following and attack radar developed from AN/APQ-109 F-4E Phantom II Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APQ-120 X-band solid-state Fire-control radar developed from AN/APQ-117[193] F-4 Phantom II Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APQ-122 Search and weather radar system C-130 Hercules, Boeing RC-135, T-43 Gator, Boeing E-4 Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-126 Ku band ground mapping, air-to-ground ranging Terrain Following Radar[194] A-7D Corsair II, A-7E Corsair II Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-127 Radar system A-6C Intruder Sperry Corporation (now Unisys)
AN/APQ-128 Terrain Following Radar (TFR) A-7E Corsair II[185] Sperry Corporation (now Unisys)
AN/APQ-129 Pulse Doppler Ku band multi-mode radar EA-6B Prowler Northrop Grumman
AN/APQ-133 Side-looking beacon tracking radar AC-119K Stinger
AN/APQ-134 Ku band terrain-following radar F-111 Aardvark, FB-111A Aardvark Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-136 Search radar AC-119K Stinger
AN/APQ-137 Moving Target Indicator (MTI) radar pod AH-1G HueyCobra Emerson Electric[19]
AN/APQ-139 Ku band multi-mode radar B-57G Canberra Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-140 Ku band multifunction radar B-1A Lancer Raytheon[195]
AN/APQ-144 Multi-mode nose attack radar, variant of AN/APQ-113 FB-111A
AN/APQ-145 Mapping and ranging radar A-4E Skyhawk, A-4F Skyhawk Stewart-Warner[184]
AN/APQ-146 Forward looking multi-mode radar F-111F Aardvark Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-147 Terrain Following Radar (TFR) MH-60K Black Hawk Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-148 Multi-mode radar A-6E Intruder Norden Systems (now Northrop Grumman)[93]
AN/APQ-150 Beacon Tracking Radar (BTR) AC-130H Spectre Motorola (now General Dynamics)[35]
AN/APQ-153 X-band fire-control radar for search, air-to-air gunnery and missiles[196] F-5E Tiger II Emerson Electric
AN/APQ-154 Terrain Following Radar (TFR) HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-156 J-band multi-mode radar, variant of AN/APQ-148 A-6E Intruder Norden Systems (now Northrop Grumman)[93]
AN/APQ-157 Fire-control radar F-5F Tiger II Emerson Electric
AN/APQ-158 Pave Low III Ku band multimode Terrain-following radar[197] MH-53 Pave Low Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-159 I-band/J-band forward-looking air-to-air radar F-5E Tiger II Emerson Electric
AN/APQ-161 Updated AN/APS-144 airborne radar F-111F Aardvark General Electric
AN/APQ-162 Terrain Following Radar (TFR) developed from AN/APQ-99 RF-4C Phantom II Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-163 Multi-mode nose attack radar, variant of AN/APQ-144 B-1A Lancer General Electric
AN/APQ-164 X-band multimode pulse doppler navigation, weapons control, Terrain-following radar[198] B-1B Lancer, B-52 Stratofortress
AN/APQ-166 Terrain-following radar[199] B-52 Stratofortress[199] Northrop Grumman[199]
AN/APQ-168 Multimode radar HH-60D Nighthawk, MH-60K Black Hawk Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-171 Terrain Following Radar (TFR) F-111C Pig, F-111F Aardvark Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-172 Terrain-following radar (TFR) RF-4C/E Phantom II Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-173 Multimode synthetic-aperture radar developed from AN/APQ-156 A-6F/G Intruder, Did not enter service[93] Norden Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APQ-174 Silent Knight Ku band radar CV-22 Osprey, MH-47 Chinook, MH-60 Jayhawk, MH-60K Black Hawk, HH-60L/M Black Hawk, MH-47E Chinook, MH-47G Chinook Raytheon[200]
AN/APQ-179 Control Indicator Set (CIS) E-2C Hawkeye
AN/APQ-180 All-weather multimode radar system developed from the AN/APG-70 radar AC-130U Spooky II Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-181 Ku band multimode GPS aided targeting radar[201] B-2 Spirit Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/APQ-186 Ku band radar CV-22 Osprey Raytheon
AN/APQ-188 Active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar B-52J Stratofortress Raytheon[199]
AN/APR - Airborne Radar Receivers
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/APR-2 Electronic signals intelligence (ELINT) radar receiver operating from 90–1,000 MHz (333–30 cm) Galvin Manufacturing Corporation[202] (now Motorola)[203]
AN/APR-4 Radio frequency monitoring system to monitor radar altimeters B-29 Superfortress
AN/APR-9 Electronic signals intelligence (ELINT) receiver, early warning radar[204] operating from 1–10.75 GHz (29.98–2.79 cm)[205] A-1 Skyraider, B-52 Stratofortress, B-57 Canberra, EB-66 Destroyer, EC-121 Warning Star, P-2 Neptune, S-2 Tracker, AF-2W Guardian, ZPK blimp AIL Systems Inc (subsidiary of Eaton Corporation), Collins Radio[202]
AN/APR-25 S/C/X-band Radar Homing and Warning (RHAW) EF-4C Wild Weasel IV, A-6E Intruder, A-7E Corsair II, B-52G/H Stratofortress, C-123 Provider, C-130 Hercules, F-14 Tomcat, F-100 Super Sabre, F-105 Thunderchief, OV-1D Mohawk, RA-5C Vigilante, U-21 Ute[202] Itek[202]
AN/APR-27 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) RA-5C Vigilante Magnavox[91]
AN/APR-38 Automated electronic intelligence (ELINT) radar signals receiver operating in the .6–18 GHz (50.0–1.7 cm) range[139] F-4G Wild Weasel V
AN/APR-39 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)[206] operating primarily in the 2–9 GHz (15.0–3.3 cm) range[139] AH-1F Cobra, AH-1W Cobra, AH-64A Apache, CH-46 Sea Knight, CH-47D Chinook, CH-53 Sea Stallion, EH-60A Black Hawk, KC-130 Tanker, OH-58C/D Kiowa, OV-1D Mohawk, RV-1D Mohawk, RC-12 Guardrail, MH-47E Chinook, MH-60K Black Hawk, OH-58C/D Kiowa, UH-1N Twin Huey, UH-1H Iroquois, UH-1V Iroquois, UH-60A/L/Q Blackhawk, V-22 Osprey Litton Industries
AN/APR-43 Compass Sail Clockwise radio frequency receiving Continuous Wave (CW) launch warning system
AN/APR-44 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) operating in the 145–16.5 GHz (0.207–1.817 cm) range[139] AH-1 Cobra, EH-60A Black Hawk, OV-1 Mohawk, RU-21 Ute, RV-1D Mohawk
AN/APR-46 Wideband microwave receiving systems[207] MC-130E Combat Talon I, MC-130H Combat Talon II, AC-130H Spectre
AN/APR-47 Electronic Support Measures (ESM) system F-4G Wild Weasel V
AN/APR-48 Radar Frequency Interferometer (RFI)[208]
AN/APR-50 Electronic Support Measures (ESM) system covering 500–1,000 MHz (60–30 cm)[209] B-2 Spirit[209] Lockheed Martin,[210] BAE Systems[211][212]
AN/APS - Airborne Search and Detection Radars
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/APS-2 Surface search radar US Coast Guard blimps Philco
AN/APS-11 Aircraft radar, used with AN/MSQ-1
AN/APS-13 Archie tail warning radar US Army Air Forces
AN/APS-15 Mickey set ground scanning X-band bombing radar, also known as H2X B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, P-38 Lightning MIT Radiation Laboratory
AN/APS-20 S-band airborne early warning analog radar A-1 Skyraider, AF-2W Guardian, EA-1E Skyraider, EC-121 Warning Star, P-2 Neptune, PB-1W Flying Fortress, TBM-3W Avenger, WB-29 Superfortress, ZPG-2W blimp General Electric, Hazeltine Corporation
AN/APS-45 Height-finding radar EC-121 Warning Star
AN/APS-64 Radar, having a range of up to 240 mi B-47E Stratojet
AN/APS-80 Surface search radar developed from AN/APY-10 P-3 Orion Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APS-88 Surface search radar developed from AN/APS-80 SHU-16B Albatross, S-2 Tracker Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APS-94 Side-looking radar OV-1 Mohawk
AN/APS-109 Radar Homing and Warning (RHAW) System, replaced by AN/ALR-62[139] F-111 Aardvark Dalmo Victor
AN/APS-115 Surface search radar developed from AN/APS-80 P-3C Orion Texas Instruments[53] (now Raytheon)
AN/APS-116 X-band Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) radar S-3A Viking Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APS-120 Radar E-2C Hawkeye
AN/APS-124 X-band radar SH-60 Seahawk
AN/APS-125 Radar developed from AN/APS-120 E-2C Hawkeye
AN/APS-127 X-band Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) radar developed from AN/APS-124 US Coast Guard HU-25 Guardian Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APS-130 Ku band radar developed from AN/APQ-156 and AN/APQ-129 EA-6B Prowler Northrop Grumman
AN/APS-133 Navigation radar EA-6B Prowler[93]
AN/APS-134 X-band Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) radar, derivative of AN/APS-124 Texas Instruments[53] (now Raytheon)
AN/APS-137 Multipurpose radar for standoff target identification, an upgrade of AN/APS-116 S-3B Viking Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/APS-138 Upgrade of AN/APS-125 E-2C Hawkeye General Electric[53]
AN/APS-145 Upgrade of AN/APS-138 E-2C Hawkeye, P-3 Orion General Electric[53]
AN/APS-146 Ku band multi-mode radar E-2C Hawkeye Northrop Grumman
AN/APS-148 Sea Vue X-band radar, improved AN/APS-137 Raytheon
AN/APS-149 Littoral Surveillance Radar System (LSRS) X-band radar P-3 Orion Raytheon
AN/APS-154 Advanced Airborne Sensor (AAS) P-8 Poseidon Raytheon
AN/APS-506 X-band Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) radar developed from the AN/APS-116 P-3 Orion Raytheon
AN/APW - Airborne Flight Control Radars
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/APW-1 Missile guidance radar transceiver JB-2 Thunderbug
AN/APW-11 Bombing Air Radar Guidance System and transponder, used with AN/MSQ-1 B-57 Canberra, F-84F Thunderstreak, North American X-10
AN/APX - Airborne Identification Radars
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
APX-1 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system Hazeltine Corporation[213]
AN/APX-6 L-band Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponder system F-84F Thunderstreak, B-47 Stratojet Hazeltine Corporation
AN/APX-64 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system Hazeltine Corporation
AN/APX-72 Transponder P-3 Orion Bendix Corporation, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies (subsidiary of Honeywell)
AN/APX-80 Combat Tree Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system F-4D Phantom II
AN/APX-81 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system F-4 Phantom II
AN/APX-92 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system Packard Bell Corporation
AN/APX-100 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system T-45 Goshawk, MQ-1 Predator Honeywell Aerospace Technologies (subsidiary of Honeywell)
AN/APX-113 Combined interrogator & transponder system BAE Systems
AN/APX-118 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system P-3 Orion
AN/APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system F-15 Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle, T-45 Goshawk Raytheon
AN/APX-125 Combined interrogator & transponder system BAE Systems
AN/APX-126 Combined interrogator & transponder system BAE Systems
AN/APY - Airborne Surveillance Radars
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/APY-1 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Passive electronically scanned array surveillance radar E-3B Sentry Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/APY-2 Improved AN/APY-1 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Passive electronically scanned array surveillance radar E-3C Sentry
AN/APY-3 Ku band side-looking planar passive phased array surveillance radar E-8 Joint STARS (JSTARS) Northrop Grumman
AN/APY-6 X-band synthetic-aperture radar developed from AN/APY-3 Northrop Grumman
AN/APY-7 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar developed from AN/APY-3 Northrop Grumman
AN/APY-9 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) doppler Ku band multi-mode radar E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Lockheed Martin
AN/APY-10 Multifunction doppler Ku band radar P-8 Poseidon Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)

AQx - Piloted Aircraft Sonar Systems

AN/AQM - Airborne Sonar Test Assemblies
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AQM-24 Sonar Test Central, supports testing of AN/AQS-13 US Navy
AN/AQS - Airborne Search & Detection Sonars
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AQS-10 Airborne dipping sonar SH-3A Sea King
AN/AQS-13 Airborne anti-submarine warfare (ASW) dipping sonar, improved AN/AQS-10 SH-3D Sea King, SH-60F Seahawk L3Harris Technologies
AN/AQS-18 Airborne anti-submarine warfare (ASW) dipping sonar, export version of the US Navy's AN/AQS-13F
AN/AQS-20 Sonar Mine countermeasure Raytheon
AN/AQS-22 Advanced Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) MH-60R Seahawk Telephonics Corporation

ARx - Piloted Aircraft Radio Systems

AN/ARA - Airborne Radio Auxiliary Assemblies
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ARA-25 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) direction finding group radio compass B-47 Stratojet
AN/ARA-26 Emergency keyer group B-47 Stratojet
AN/ARA-60 Teletype data system[76]
AN/ARA-63 Instrument Carrier Landing System (ICLS) Receiving-Decoding Group (R-DG) E-2C Hawkeye
AN/ARA-64 TACSATCOM system[76]
AN/ARC - Airborne Radio Communications
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ARC-5 Multi-channel radio transmitting and receiving set Western Electric
AN/ARC-21 High Frequency (HF) long range liaison radio set replaced by AN/ARC-65 B-47 Stratojet RCA Corporation
AN/ARC-27 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio communication system T-33 Shooting Star Collins Radio
AN/ARC-34 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio communication system[76] F-102 Delta Dagger RCA Corporation, Magnavox
AN/ARC-38 High Frequency (HF) AM transceiver Collins Radio
AN/ARC-58 Liaison/High Frequency (HF) radio communication system[76]
AN/ARC-65 High Frequency (HF) radio communication system replaced AN/ARC-21, added Single-sideband modulation (SSB) RCA Corporation
AN/ARC-89 Used with AN/ACC-1 3-Channel Multiplexer and AN/ACC-2 4-Channel Multiplexer
AN/ARC-96 Low Frequency/Very Low Frequency (LF/VLF) radio communication system[76]
AN/ARC-133 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Radio communication system, pressurized version of AN/ARC-34 Magnavox
AN/ARC-164 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) AM radio communication system B-52G/H Stratofortress, B-1B Lancer, C/EC/RC-26D, C-5 Galaxy, KC-135 Stratotanker, C-23 Sherpa, C-130 Hercules, C-141 Starlifter, F-15 Eagle, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, UH-1D Iroquois, CH-47 Chinook, CH-53 Sea Stallion, Sikorsky H-60, S-3B Viking Magnavox
AN/ARC-182 VHF/UHF two-way, multi-mode radio communication system Rockwell Collins
AN/ARC-186 Very High Frequency (VHF) AM/FM radio communication system E-8 Joint STARS (JSTARS) Rockwell Collins
AN/ARC-190 High Frequency (HF) radio communication system C-130J Super Hercules Rockwell Collins
AN/ARC-210 VHF/UHF/SATCOM two-way, multi-mode voice and data radio communication system E-8 Joint STARS (JSTARS) Rockwell Collins
AN/ARC-231 Skyfire VHF/UHF/SATCOM software definable two-way, multi-mode voice and data radio communication system BAE Systems
AN/ARC-232 VHF/UHF radio communication system Raytheon
AN/ARN - Airborne Radio Navigation Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ARN-5 Glide path receiver used with AN/CRN-2
AN/ARN-6 Radio compass B-47 Stratojet Bendix Corporation
AN/ARN-7 Radio compass TB-32-10-CF Dominator Bendix Corporation
AN/ARC-8 Liaison radio developed from AN/ART-13 Rockwell Collins
AN/ARN-12 Marker beacon receiver system B-47 Stratojet
AN/ARN-14 VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) system B-47 Stratojet Rockwell Collins, Bendix Corporation
AN/ARN-21 Tactical air navigation system (TACAN) system F5D Skylancer
AN/ARN-126 Radio navigation AAR Corporation
AN/ARQ - Airborne Radio Multipurpose/Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ARQ-34 High Frequency (HF) radio communication system E-2C Hawkeye
AN/ARR - Airborne Radio Receiver System
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ARR-11 Radio communication receiver system B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell, B-26 Marauder, B-29 Superfortress, C-47 Skytrain Belmont Radio, Wells-Gardner, RCA Corporation, Stromberg-Carlson
AN/ARR-71 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio communication receiver system[76]
AN/ARS - Airborne Radio Range and Bearing Search System
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ARS-6 Personnel Locator System (PLS) radio navigation set AC-130H Spectre Cubic Corporation[35]
AN/ART - Airborne Radio Transmitters
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ART-13 Radio transmitter B-29 Superfortress Collins Radio, Stewart-Warner
AN/ART-42 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) high power transmitter radio communication system[76]
AN/ART-47 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) high power transmitter radio communication system[76]

ASx - Piloted Aircraft Special/Combination Systems

AN/ASB - Airborne Special/Combination Bombing Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ASB-1 Bomb-director radar system[214] A-3 Skywarrior[215] Norden Systems (now Northrop Grumman)[216]
AN/ASB-7 Bomb-director radar system[217] A-3B Skywarrior[218]
AN/ASB-12 Bomb-director radar system A-5 Vigilante[91]
AN/ASB-15 Bombing/navigation system B-52 Stratofortress[219]
AN/ASB-19 Angle Rate Bombing System (ARBS) A-4M Skyhawk, AV-8B Harrier II Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)[184]
AN/ASC - Airborne Special/Combination Communications Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ASC-21 AFSATCOM[76]
AN/ASD - Airborne Special/Combination Surveillance Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ASD-5 Black Crow magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) system AC-130A/E/H Spectre[35]
AN/ASG - Airborne Special/Combination Fire Control Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ASG-18 Prototype airborne pulse-doppler fire-control radar Did not enter service, XF-108 Rapier, Lockheed YF-12 Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/ASG-34 Legion Pod IRST21 sensor F-15C Eagle, F-15EX Eagle II Lockheed Martin
AN/ASN - Airborne Special/Combination Navigational Aid Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ASN-31 Inertial Navigation System (INS) A-6A Intruder Litton Industries[93]
AN/ASN-90 Inertial reference system A-7E Corsair II[185]
AN/ASN-91 Navigation/weapon delivery computer A-7E Corsair II[185]
AN/ASN-92 Inertial Navigation System (INS) A-6E Intruder[93]
AN/ASN-99 Projected Map Display (PMD) attack radar A-7E Corsair II[185]
AN/ASQ - Airborne Special/Combination Multipurpose/Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ASQ-8 Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD) P-2 Neptune, P-5 Marlin, S-2 Tracker General Instrument, Dalmo Victor, Geophysical Service Incorporated[220]
AN/ASQ-38 Bombing/navigation system B-52 Stratofortress IBM, Raytheon[183]
AN/ASQ-61 Ballistics computer A-6A Intruder[93]
AN/ASQ-81 Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD) Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS III) equipped helicopters, P-3 Orion, S-3 Viking
AN/ASQ-119 Stellar navigation Astrotracker astrocompass FB-111A Aardvark Litton Industries
AN/ASQ-121 Evaluation, Analysis Recording System (EARS)[76]
AN/ASQ-145 Low Light Level Television (LLLTV) AC-130H Spectre General Electric[35]
AN/ASQ-153 Pave Spike electro-optical laser designator targeting pod F-4D Phantom II, F-4E Phantom II Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/ASQ-155 Computer A-6E Intruder IBM Corporation[93]
AN/ASQ-170 Visual low-light television (LLTV) weapon director, used with AN/AAQ-11[27] AH-64 Apache
AN/ASQ-184 Avionics management system B-1B Lancer[90]
AN/ASQ-213 AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile) targeting pod F-16 Fighting Falcon Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/ASQ-228 Multi-sensor, electro-optical Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) pod F/A-18C/D Hornet, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Raytheon
AN/ASQ-236 Dragon's Eye high resolution advanced electronically scanned array Synthetic aperture radar pod F-15E Strike Eagle, B-52 Stratofortress
AN/ASQ-239 Barracuda Electronic Warfare (EW) system F-35 Lightning II BAE Systems
AN/ASW - Airborne Special/Combination Flight/Remote Control Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ASW-27 Data Link System F-14 Tomcat Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies)
AN/ASW-28 Airborne Launch Control Center System[76]
AN/ASX - Airborne Special/Combination Identification Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ASX-1 Target Identification System Electro-Optical (TISEO) F-4E Phantom II, F-15 Eagle Northrop Grumman[221]

AVx - Piloted Aircraft Visible Light Systems

AN/AVQ - Airborne Visual/Light Multipurpose/Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AVQ-7 Head-up display (HUD) A-7E Corsair II[185]
AN/AVQ-8 Xenon light and night observation sight AC-119G Shadow
AN/AVQ-10 Pave Knife pylon-mounted targeting pod, replaced by Pave Spike and Pave Tack systems A-6 Intruder, F-4 Phantom II Ford Aerospace
AN/AVQ-11 Pave Sword laser spot tracker pod F-4 Phantom II
AN/AVQ-19 Laser Target Designator/Ranger (LTD/R) AC-130H Spectre Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/AVQ-22 Low Light Level Television (LLLTV) B-52G/H Stratofortress[21] Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman)[21]
AN/AVQ-23 Pave Spike pylon-mounted electro-optical laser targeting pod F-4D Phantom II, F-4E Phantom II
AN/AVQ-26 Pave Tack electro-optical targeting pod,[23] nicknamed Pave Drag, replaced AN/AVQ-10 F-4 Phantom II, F-111C Pig, F-111F Aardvark Ford Aerospace
AN/AVQ-29 Pave Tack laser designator and rangefinder[23] F-4 Phantom II, F-111C Pig, F-111F Aardvark Ford Aerospace
AN/AVR - Airborne Light Receivers
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AVR-2 Passive Laser warning receiver AH-1F Cobra, AH-64A Apache, AH-64D Apache, EH-60A Black Hawk, MH-47E Chinook, MH-60K Black Hawk, OH-58D Kiowa Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)[222]
AN/AVS - Airborne Visual Search Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AVS-6 Dual tube Aviator Night Vision Imaging System (ANVIS), adapted from AN/PVS-5
AN/AVS-9 Dual tube Night Vision Goggles (NVG) and Panoramic Night Vision Goggles (PNVG)
AN/AVS-10 Panoramic Night Vision Goggles (PNVG), also Aviator Night Vision Imaging System (ANVIS) 10, precursor to the GPNVG-18

AWx - Piloted Aircraft Armament Systems

AN/AWG - Airborne Fire-control Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AWG-3 Fire Control System
AN/AWG-4 Fire Control System F-8 Crusader
AN/AWG-6 Fire Control System, paired with AN/APG-30
AN/AWG-7 Fire Control System F-8 Crusader Autotechnics
AN/AWG-9 All-weather, multi-mode X-band pulse-Doppler radar and Fire Control System (FCS) F-14 Tomcat Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/AWG-10 Pulse Doppler Fire Control System paired with AN/APG-59 FCR F-4J/S Phantom II Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/AWG-11 Pulse Doppler Fire Control System paired with AN/APG-60 FCR F-4K Phantom II Ferranti
AN/AWG-12 Pulse Doppler Fire Control System paired with AN/APG-61 FCR F-4M Phantom II Ferranti
AN/AWG-13 Fire Control System AC-119
AN/AWG-14 Fully Digital AN/AWG-10 Pulse Doppler Fire Control System paired with AN/APQ-120 Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/AWG-15 Digital Fire Control Set paired with AN/AWG-9, AN/AWG-15H present in F-14B F-14A Tomcat, F-14B Tomcat Fairchild Aircraft (now M7 Aerospace)
AN/AWG-16 Video Uplink/Command Downlink for AGM-62A
AN/AWG-19 HACL (Harpoon Aircraft Command and Launch) Control Set A-6E Intruder, B-52, P-3 Orion, S-3 Viking
AN/AWG-20 Armament Control System paired with AN/APG-63 radar family F-15C/D Eagle Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/AWG-21 Fire Control System for AGM-78 Standard ARM (anti-radiation missile) system A-6B/E Intruder Naval Air Warfare Center, Indianapolis
AN/AWG-24 Gun Fire Control System, replaced AN/AWG-6 T-2 Buckeye
AN/AWG-25 Command Launch Computer A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair II
AN/AWG-27 Programmable Armament Control System paired with AN/APG-63 radar family, developed from AN/AWG-20 F-15E Strike Eagle Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/AWG-30 Fire Control System AC-130 Gunship
AN/AWG-31 Fire Control System A-10 Thunderbolt II
AN/AWG-32 Maverick Plus System S-3B Viking
AN/AWG-33 Digital Stores Management System (DSMS) P-3C Orion General Dynamics
AN/AWG-35 Defensive Weapon System (DWS) CV-22B Osprey

AXx - Piloted Aircraft Television Systems

AN/AXT - Airborne TV/Fax Transmitters
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AXT-2 Television transmitter JB-4 (MX-607) air-to-surface missile

AYx - Piloted Aircraft Computer Systems

AN/AYK - Airborne Data Processing Computers
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/AYK-14 16-bit general-purpose weapons systems computer AV-8B Harrier II Plus, E-2C Hawkeye, EA-6B Prowler, EP-3E Aries, F-14 Tomcat, F-18 Hornet, P-3C Orion Control Data Corporation[53]

B

BPx - Submarine Radar Systems

AN/BPS - Submarine Radar Detection Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Submarine Class Manufacturer
AN/BPS-15 Class-A X-band Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA) surface search radar Los Angeles-class submarines, Ohio-class submarines, Virginia-class submarines Electromechanical Systems[223]
AN/BPS-16 Class-A X-band Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA) surface search radar Ohio-class submarines, Seawolf-class submarines, Virginia-class submarines Northrop Grumman[223]

BQx - Submarine Sonar Systems

AN/BQH - Submarine Sonar Recording Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Submarine Class Manufacturer
AN/BQH-1 Depth sound speed measuring set (velocimeter)[224] Dyna-Empire Corp
AN/BQQ - Submarine Sonar Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Submarine Class Manufacturer
AN/BQQ-5 Bow-mounted spherical Sonar data gathering set with low frequency active interference rejection, dual towed array processing, and full spectrum processing Los Angeles-class submarines, Ohio-class submarines IBM Corporation
AN/BQQ-6 Hull-mounted, long-range passive Sonar system adopted from the AN/BQQ-5 Ohio-class submarines[225] Lockheed Martin, Vitro Corp, Southwest Marine[226]
AN/BQQ-10 Active/Passive Sonar replacing AN/BBQ-6 Virginia-class submarines[227]
AN/BQR - Submarine Sonar Detection Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Submarine Class Manufacturer
AN/BQR-15 Signal Processing and Display (SPAD) thin line towed array, cable 2,640 ft[228] Lafayette-class submarines, Ohio-class submarines Western Electric[229]

BSx - Submarine Surveillance Systems

AN/BSY - Submarine Special Surveillance Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Submarine Class Manufacturer
AN/BSY-1 Submarine Advanced Combat System (SUBACS) Los Angeles-class submarines IBM Corporation
AN/BSY-2 Submarine Advanced Combat System (SUBACS) Seawolf-class submarines

C

CPx - Cryptographic (previously, Transportable Radar) Systems

AN/CPN - Air Transportable Navigation Radars
Designation Purpose/Description Sites/Users Manufacturer
AN/CPN-1 S-band radar beacon[230]
AN/CPN-2 Short range transponder for aid in blind bombing[175][230] RCA Corporation
AN/CPN-3 S-band radar beacon[231][232] Ship- or land-based
AN/CPN-4 Precision approach search radar[230] Raytheon, ITT-Gilfillan (now L3Harris Technologies)
AN/CPN-6 Minnie X-band radar beacon[231][230] Ship- or land-based Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (now Motorola)
AN/CPN-7 Beam Approach Beacon System (BABS)[233]
AN/CPN-8 S-band[230] Homing beacon (BPS) AN/MPN-2
AN/CPN-11 Transportable master/slave Long Range Navigation (LORAN) beacon[233][230]
AN/CPN-12 Transportable master/slave Long Range Navigation (LORAN) beacon[233][230]
AN/CPN-17 S-band transportable Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) beacon[230] Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (now Motorola)
AN/CPN-18 S-band transportable Air Traffic Control radar beacon system[230]
AN/CPS - Air Transportable Search and Detection Radars
Designation Purpose/Description Sites/Users Manufacturer
AN/CPS-1 Heavyweight semi-mobile Microwave Early Warning (MEW) S-band long range and high angle radar[230] General Electric
AN/CPS-2 Early warning medium-range radar[230] Federal Telephone and Radio Corp
AN/CPS-3 Transportable search radar[230] Project 421, Camp Evans Signal Laboratory[234]
AN/CPS-4 Beaver Tail (or Big Weapon or Big Beaver) transportable S-band medium-range height-finding radar[230] Lashup Radar Network MIT Radiation Laboratory
AN/CPS-5 Transportable medium weight Ground-Controlled Interception (GCI) radar[230] Lashup Radar Network General Electric, Bendix Corporation
AN/CPS-6 Minnie S-band medium-range radar beacon[235] Lashup Radar Network General Electric
AN/CPS-9 X-band meteorological radar Air Weather Service (now Air Force Weather Agency

CRx - Cryptographic Radio Systems

AN/CRC - Cryptographical Radio Communications[236]
Designation Purpose/Description Sites/Users Manufacturer
AN/CRC-7 World War II era survival radio
AN/CRN - Cryptographical Radio Navigation Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Sites/Users Manufacturer
AN/CRN-1 Low-frequency parachute navigation/homing buoy radio beacon[237]
AN/CRN-2 Trailer mounted 30-foot mast antenna instrument landing glide path transmitter[238]
AN/CRN-3 Air transportable instrument landing system localizer azimuth transmitter for centerline, same as AN/MRN-1
AN/CRT - Air Transportable Radio Transmitters
Designation Purpose/Description Sites/Users Manufacturer
AN/CRT-1 Passive omnidirectional broadband sonobuoy[239]
AN/CRT-4 Second military sonobuoy[240]

CSx - Cryptographic Special

AN/CSZ - Cryptographic Special Secure
Designation Purpose/Description Sites/Users Manufacturer
AN/CSZ-9 Hardware random number generator[241] NSA

CYx - Cryptographic Data Processing

AN/CYZ - Cryptographic Computer Secure
Designation Purpose/Description Sites/Users Manufacturer
AN/CYZ-10 Data Transfer Device (DTD) for variable length electronic keying material Allied-Signal Aerospace[242]

D

DAx - Pilotless Carrier Infrared

AN/DAW - Missile/Drone Infrared Flight Control Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Missile/Drone Manufacturer
AN/DAW-1 Improved all-aspect guidance section MIM-72 Chaparral Ford Aeronutronic

DRx - Pilotless Carrier Radio

AN/DRC - Missile/Drone Radio Communications System
Designation Purpose/Description Missile/Drone Manufacturer
AN/DRC-8 Emergency Rocket Communications System (ERCS) Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Boeing

F

FGx - Fixed Telegraph/Teletype Systems

AN/FGC - Fixed Telegraph/Teletype Communications
Designation Purpose/Description Sites/Users Manufacturer
AN/FGC-59 Teletype Teletype Corporation[243]

FLx - Fixed Countermeasures Systems

AN/FLR - Fixed Passive Countermeasures Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/FLR-9 Iron Horse network High Frequency Direction Finding (HF/DF) antenna array, nickname Elephant Cage

FMx - Fixed Meteorological Systems

AN/FMQ - Fixed Meteorological Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/FMQ-19 Automated weather observing system (AWOS)[244] Mesotech International
AN/FMQ-22 Automated weather observing system (AWOS)[245] Mesotech International
AN/FMQ-23 Automated weather observing system (AWOS)[246] Mesotech International

FPx - Fixed Radar Systems

AN/FPA - Fixed Radar Assembly
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/FPA-21 Radar central computer Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, Pituffik Space Base, Site III
AN/FPQ - Fixed Radar Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/FPQ-4 C/L-band and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radars for the Downrange Anti-missile Measurement Program (DAMP Project) USAS American Mariner
AN/FPQ-6 Land-based C-band radar system used for long-range, small-target tracking[247] NASA Kennedy Space Center RCA Corporation
AN/FPQ-16 Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS) passive electronically scanned array US Army Safeguard Program General Electric
AN/FPS - Fixed Radar Search Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/FPS-3 L-band early-warning and Ground-Controlled Interception (GCI) radar[248] Bendix Corporation
AN/FPS-4 Height-finder radar Zenith Electronics, RCA Corporation
AN/FPS-5 Nodding Height-finder radar Hazeltine Corporation
AN/FPS-6 Height finder radar Hazeltine Corporation
AN/FPS-7 L-band long range stacked-beam air defense and air traffic control search radar General Electric
AN/FPS-8 L-band medium-range aircraft control and early warning search radar General Electric
AN/FPS-10 Fixed search radar, stripped-down version of AN/CPS-6B Lashup Radar Network General Electric
AN/FPS-12 Surveillance radar supporting Downrange Anti-missile Measurement Program (DAMP) USAS American Mariner
AN/FPS-14 S-band medium-range low-altitude search Radar Bendix Corporation
AN/FPS-16 Ground-based monopulse single object tracking radar (SOTR) NASA, US Air Force, US Army Naval Research Laboratory
AN/FPS-17 Ground-based fixed-beam detection radar General Electric
AN/FPS-18 Medium-range search radar Bendix Corporation
AN/FPS-19 L-band long-range search radar North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Raytheon
AN/FPS-20 L-band early warning and Ground-Controlled Interception (GCI) radar Bendix Corporation
AN/FPS-23 Fluttar short-range early-warning radar Distant Early Warning Line (DEW Line) Motorola
AN/FPS-24 Very High Frequency (VHF) two-frequency long range early warning radar General Electric
AN/FPS-26 Frequency diverse Height finder radar Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) radar stations Avco (subsidiary of Textron)[249]
AN/FPS-27 S-band Frequency Diverse (FD) search radar Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/FPS-30 Long range early warning radar Distant Early Warning Line (DEW Line)
AN/FPS-35 Frequency diverse long range air defense search radar Sperry Corporation (now Unisys)
AN/FPS-41 S-band weather radar, also called WSR-57
AN/FPS-49 Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) five-horn monopulse tracker radar RCA Corporation
AN/FPS-50 Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radar with an Organ-pipe scanner General Electric
AN/FPS-64 Early-warning radar, upgraded version of the AN/FPS-20
AN/FPS-65 L-band early warning and Ground-Controlled Interception (GCI) radar Bendix Corporation
AN/FPS-66 Early-warning radar, upgraded version of the AN/FPS-20
AN/FPS-67 Early-warning radar, upgraded version of the AN/FPS-20
AN/FPS-77 C-band medium-range storm detection radar[250] Lear Siegler
AN/FPS-82 Early-warning radar, upgraded version of the AN/FPS-20
AN/FPS-85 Phased array spacetrack radar Eglin AFB Site C-6 Bendix Corporation
AN/FPS-87 Early-warning radar, upgraded version of the AN/FPS-20
AN/FPS-90 S-band long range height finder radar General Electric
AN/FPS-92 Radar set, upgraded version of the AN/FPS-49 Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, Clear Space Force Station RCA Corporation
AN/FPS-93 Upgraded from Canadian AN/FPS-87 Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) radar stations
AN/FPS-95 Cobra Mist ground-based over-the-horizon radar
AN/FPS-100 L-band early warning and Ground-Controlled Interception (GCI) radar, modified AN/FPS-20 adding a digital Moving target indicator (MTI) Bendix Corporation
AN/FPS-107 L-band long range search radar Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane[251] is a passive electronically scanned array radar Shemya island (now Eareckson Air Station) Raytheon
AN/FPS-113 Early warning and Ground-Controlled Interception (GCI) radar General Dynamics
AN/FPS-115 PAVE PAWS Phased Array Warning System early warning radar United States Space Surveillance Network Raytheon
AN/FPS-116 Long-range S-band height finding radar, upgraded version of the AN/FPS-6 General Electric
AN/FPS-117 L-band Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) 3D air search radar GE Aerospace (now Lockheed Martin)
AN/FPS-118 Over-The-Horizon-Backscatter (OTH-B) radar General Electric, Raytheon, Sylvania Electric Products[252]
AN/FPS-120 PAVE PAWS Solid State Phased Array Radar System (SSPARS) replaced AN/FPS-50 Raytheon
AN/FPS-123 PAVE PAWS Solid State Phased Array Radar System (SSPARS) Raytheon
AN/FPS-124 Short range doppler unattended radar (UAR) North Warning System
AN/FPS-126 PAVE PAWS Solid State Phased Array Radar System (SSPARS) Raytheon
AN/FPS-129 HAVE STARE dual band (S-band/X-band) ground space tracking radar, also called Globus II Raytheon
AN/FPS-130 Long-range 3D L-band Air Route Surveillance Radar (ARSR) with a 250-nautical-mile (460 km; 290 mi) range Joint Surveillance System Westinghouse Electric
AN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) Solid State Phased Array Radar System (SSPARS) Raytheon
AN/FPS-133 Continuous Wave (CW) multistatic radar operating in the VHF range around 216.98 MHz (138.17 cm) United States Space Surveillance Network
AN/FPW - Fixed Radar Automatic Flight or Remote Control Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/FPW-2 Guidance Pedestal slaved to AN/FPQ-4 Downrange Anti-missile Measurement Program (DAMP)

FRx - Fixed Radio Systems

AN/FRD - Fixed Radio Direction Finder, Reconnaissance, and Surveillance Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/FRD-10 Wullenweber circularly disposed antenna array (CDAA) high frequency direction finder (HF/DF) Sylvania Electric Products, RCA Corporation, Kenton Electric[243]
AN/FRM - Fixed Radio Maintenance or Test Assemblies
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/FRM-23 Communications Systems Analyzer[76]

FSx - Fixed Special Systems

AN/FSA - Fixed Special Auxiliary Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/FSA-12 Detector-Tracker Group, Data Processing and Display Subsystem AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group
AN/FSA-21 Weapons Control Group computer AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group
AN/FSA-23 Jammer Tracker Group AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group
AN/FSA-31 Radar Signal Processor AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group
AN/FSG - Fixed Special Fire Control System
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/FSG-1 Anti-aircraft defense system, Project Nike, surface-to-air missile Command, control and coordination system (CCCS) Missile Master installations The Martin Company (now Lockheed Martin)
AN/FSQ - Fixed Special/Combination System
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/FSQ-7 Computerized air defense command and control system, Combat Direction Central Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) IBM Corporation
AN/FSQ-8 Air defense command and control system; Combat Control Central[253] IBM Corporation
AN/FSQ-27 RW-400 real-time data processing computer TRW Inc.[254]
AN/FSQ-28 Missile Impact Predictor Set duplex, general purpose computer Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base Sylvania Electric Products
AN/FSQ-31 Command, control, and coordination system (CCCS) Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) IBM Corporation
AN/FSQ-32 Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) solid state Computer
AN/FSQ-53 Radar Monitoring Set, with console and Signal Data Converter Group Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Sylvania Electric Products
AN/FSS - Fixed Special Search System
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/FSS-7 SLBM detection radar with a range of about 750-nautical-mile (1,390 km; 860 mi)[255] Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Detection and Warning System (SLBMD&W System) Avco (subsidiary of Textron)[256]
AN/FST - Fixed Special Transmitter System
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/FST-2 Coordinate Data Transmitting Set (CDTS) computer system Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) radar stations Burroughs Corporation

FYx - Fixed Data Processing or Computer Systems

AN/FYA - Fixed Data Processing or Computer Auxiliary Assembly
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/FYA-2 Integrated data transfer console command, control, and coordination system IBM 473L Command and Control System
AN/FYQ - Fixed Special Data Processing or Computer Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/FYQ-9 Data processing and display for air defense command, control, and coordination system[255] Alaskan Air Command
AN/FYQ-11 Data Processor set IBM 473L Command and Control System, Did not enter service Librascope (division of General Precision, Inc.)
AN/FYQ-40 Radar video data processor[255]
AN/FYQ-93 Computer air defense command, control, and coordination system Joint Surveillance System Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/FYQ-155 Advanced Interface Control Unit (AICU)[257]

G

GKx - Ground Telemetering Systems

AN/GKA - Ground Telemetering Auxiliary Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/GKA-1 Flight Control Group AN/GPA-37 Course Directing Group General Electric
AN/GKA-10 Converter Group AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group RCA Corporation
AN/GKA-11 Converter Group AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group RCA Corporation
AN/GKA-12 Receiver Group AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group General Electric
AN/GKA-13 Monitor Transmitter Group AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group RCA Corporation

GPx - Ground Radar Systems

AN/GPA - Ground Radar Auxiliary Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/GPA-23 Computing-Tracking Group AN/GPA-37 Course Directing Group General Electric
AN/GPA-27 L-band early-warning radar, upgraded AN/FPS-3
AN/GPA-34 Converter Group for processing radar data AN/GPA-37 Course Directing Group General Electric
AN/GPA-35 Ground Environment, surface-to-air missile (SAM) weapons direction system CIM-10 Bomarc Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/GPA-37 Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system (CCCS) Air Defense Command General Electric
AN/GPA-67 Time Division Data Link AN/GPA-37 Course Directing Group General Electric
AN/GPA-73 Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system (CCCS) General Electric
AN/GPG - Ground Radar Fire Control System
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/GPG-1 Anti-aircraft tracker radar for 75-mm gun mount[258][259] Sperry Corporation (now Unisys)
AN/GPN - Ground Radar Navigational Aids System
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/GPN-12 S-band air traffic control radar (ASR-7)[260] Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
AN/GPN-20 Solid-state all-weather dual-channel air traffic control radar, modified ASR-8[261] US Air Force Raytheon
AN/GPN-27 Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR-8)[262] Northrop Grumman
AN/GPN-30 Digital Airport Surveillance Radar (DASR) (ASR-11), replacing AN/GPN-12, AN/GPN-20 and AN/GPN-27[263] US Air Force, US Army, US Navy Raytheon

GRx - Ground Radio Systems

AN/GRC - Ground Radio Communications Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/GRC-9 High Frequency (HF) long range radio replacing Signal Corps Radio SCR-694[264]
AN/GRC-46 Radioteletype set originally mounted on M-37 series 3/4-ton truck[265]
AN/GRC-103 Lightweight, Ultra High Frequency (UHF) tactical radio relay[266] Canadian Marconi Company, Magnavox
AN/GRC-109 High Frequency (HF) radio transmitter/receiver/power-supply[267] Special Forces, Central Intelligence Agency Admiral Corporation
AN/GRC-171 UHF radio set operating between 225–399.975 MHz (133.2411–74.9528 cm) Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS) agency[268] Rockwell Collins
AN/GRC-193 Half duplex High Frequency (HF) tactical communications radio set operating between 2–29.99 MHz (14,990–1,000 cm) US Marine Corps[269] Harris Corporation
AN/GRC-213 Lightweight High Frequency (HF) 20-watt radio set operating between 2–29.99 MHz (14,990–1,000 cm) US Marine Corps[270]
AN/GRC-231 Tactical 125-watt radio set operating between 1.6–30 MHz (18,740–1,000 cm) US Marine Corps[271] Harris Corporation
AN/GRC-239 Lightweight full duplex FM microwave line-of-sight Tropo/Satellite Support Radio (TSSR) system US Marine Corps[272] Microwave Radio Communications
AN/GRD - Ground Radio Direction Finder, Reconnaissance, and Surveillance Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/GRD-6 Direction finder Sylvania Electric Products
AN/GRQ - Ground Radio Special or Combination Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/GRQ-26 Remote sensor, audio relay VHF repeater operating in 2 bands, 162–165 MHz (185–182 cm) and 171–174 MHz (175–172 cm) US Marine Corps[273]
AN/GRQ-32 Sensor communications relay radio repeater set US Marine Corps[274] Nova Manufacturing

GSx - Ground Special Systems

AN/GSA - Ground Special Auxiliary Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/GSA-51 Radar Course Directing Group air defense command, control, and coordination system (CCCS) Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Burroughs Corporation (now Unisys)
AN/GSC - Ground Special Communications Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/GSC-54 Fiber optic converter set, used with the Fiber Optic Cable System (FOCS), provides an optical communication link for up to 3.7 mi (6 km) in length US Marine Corps[275]
AN/GSC-68 Mounted-Data Communications Terminal (M-DACT) Marine Air Ground Task Force Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (MAGTF C4I)[276] Tadirah, Raytheon
AN/GSG - Ground Special Fire Control
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/GSG-5 Battery Integration and Radar DIsplay Equipment (BIRDIE) Project Nike Command, control and coordination system (CCCS) The Martin Company (now Lockheed Martin)
AN/GSG-6 Battery Integration and Radar DIsplay Equipment (BIRDIE) Project Nike Command, control and coordination system (CCCS) The Martin Company (now Lockheed Martin)
AN/GSG-10 TACFIRE Gun data computer automates selected field artillery command and control functions[277]
AN/GSQ - Ground Special/Combination Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/GSQ-16 Automatic Language Translator system US Air Force IBM Corporation
AN/GSQ-33 Transistorized ground guidance computer MOD1 SM-65 Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) defense system Burroughs Corporation (now Unisys)
AN/GSQ-89 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Detection and Warning System (SLBMD&W System) synthesized flight tracks from radar returns[256][255] taking input data from AN/FSS-7 radars
AN/GSQ-187 Passive acoustic Improved Remote Battlefield Sensor System (I-REMBASS) to detect vehicles and humans[278]
AN/GSQ-235 Region Operations Control Center/Airborne Warning And Control Systems (ROCC/AWACS) Digital Information Link (RADIL), co-located with AN/FYQ-93[279][257] Joint Surveillance System
AN/GSQ-257 VHF Unattended Ground Sensor Set (UGSS) suite of sensors to detect vehicle and personnel movement, commonly referred to as

Tactical Remote Sensor System (TRSS) Phase V. Operates from 138 to 153 MHz (217 to 196 cm). || US Marine Corps[280] ||

AN/GSQ-259 Miniature Intrusion Detection System (MIDS) attended ground sensor system operating from 143.6 to 143.75 MHz (208.77 to 208.55 cm) US Marine Corps[281]
AN/GSQ-272 Sentinel Collection, Processing, exploitation, Analysis and Dissemination (CPAD) Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS)[282]
AN/GSS - Ground Special Passive Detecting Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/GSS-1 Medium-range transportable Electronic Search Central system with AN/TPS-1D search radar Project Nike Bell Labs, MIT Radiation Laboratory

GVx - Ground Visual Equipment

AN/GVS - Ground Visual Passive Detecting Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/GVS-3 Ruby laser ranging system with photomultiplier detector and red outer precious stone light exciter[283]

GYx - Ground Digital Processing Equipment

AN/GYK - Ground Digital Processing Computer Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/GYK-3 D825 modular data processing computer AN/GSA-51 Radar Course Directing Group
AN/GYK-12 Ruggedized computer for use in the TACFIRE tactical fire direction system Litton Industries
AN/GYK-29 Battery Computer System (BCS) for artillery fire missions
AN/GYK-47 General field artillery computer set, replaced by AN/GYK-60 US Marine Corps[284]
AN/GYK-60 Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) automated Command and Control (C2) system for fire support operations US Marine Corps[285] General Dynamics
AN/GYQ - Ground Special/Combination Digital Processing Computer Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/GYQ-92 Global Command and Control System (GCCS) automates data processing of Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) tasks US Marine Corps[286]

M

MLx - Mobile Countermeasures Systems

AN/MLQ - Mobile Countermeasures Combination Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/MLQ-16 Portable/mobile electronic countermeasure set communications jammer[287] US Marine Corps Barker and Williamson[287]
AN/MLQ-24 Countermeasures Receiving Set[288]
AN/MLQ-34 TACJAM self-propelled,[289] high-power,[119] divisional level, tactical jamming system used to jam, deceive, or harass Very High Frequency (VHF) communications links[290] US Army[291] M1015 tracked cargo carrier AEL Industries (now BAE Systems)[292]
AN/MLQ-36 Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System[293] (MEWSS)[294] capable of receiving signals from 30–3,000 MHz (999.3–10.0 cm).[295] The MLQ-36 was later upgraded to AN/MLQ-39.[295] US Marine Corps General Dynamics[296]
AN/MLQ-38 Ground-Based Common Sensor Heavy (GBCS-H) electronic attack, signals intelligence (SIGINT) and emitter targeting system[297] US Army
AN/MLQ-40 Prophet mobile ground-based tactical signals intelligence (SIGINT) system[298] US Army[299] General Dynamics[300]
AN/MLQ-41 Countermeasures detecting system[301] US Army

MPx - Mobile Radar Systems

AN/MPN - Mobile Radar Navigational Aid
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/MPN-1 Mobile ground control radar Bendix Corporation[302]
AN/MPN-2 Mobile ground radar beacon
AN/MPN-3 Mobile ground control radar
AN/MPN-5 Mobile ground control radar
AN/MPN-8 Mobile ground control radar
AN/MPN-11 Mobile ground control radar
AN/MPN-14 Mobile ground control radar
AN/MPN-25 Mobile ground control radar ITT Inc.
AN/MPN-26 Mobile ground control radar Did not enter service
AN/MPN-T1 Shore-based mobile ground control radar variant of AN/SPN-10 automatic landing system Bell Aircraft Corporation[303]
AN/MPQ - Mobile Radar Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/MPQ-2 Close Cooperation Control Unit truck mounted tracking radar/computer/communication system L.H. Terpening Company[304]
AN/MPQ-3 Counter-battery radar
AN/MPQ-4 Counter-battery radar (Firefinder) General Electric
AN/MPQ-10 S-band Counter-battery radar,[305] forerunner to the AN/MPQ-4 Sperry Corporation (now Unisys)[306]
AN/MPQ-12 MGM-5 Corporal
AN/MPQ-14 Course Directing Central, replaced by AN/TPQ-10 General Electric
AN/MPQ-33 High Power Illuminator doppler Radar (HPIR) MIM-23 Hawk
AN/MPQ-34 X-band Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar (CWAR) MIM-23 Hawk Raytheon
AN/MPQ-35 High/medium-altitude threat detection radar MIM-23 Hawk
AN/MPQ-37 Range Only Radar (ROR) MIM-23 Hawk
AN/MPQ-39 High Power Illuminator doppler Radar (HPIR) MIM-23 Hawk
AN/MPQ-43 High Power Acquisition Radar (HIPAR) MIM-14 Nike Hercules General Electric
AN/MPQ-46 J-band High Power Illuminator doppler Radar (HPIR) MIM-23 Hawk
AN/MPQ-48 Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar (CWAR) MIM-23 Hawk
AN/MPQ-49 Forward Area Alerting Radar (FAAR) M48 Chaparral, M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS)
AN/MPQ-50 High/medium-altitude threat detection radar MIM-23 Hawk
AN/MPQ-51 Range Only Radar (ROR) MIM-23 Hawk
AN/MPQ-53 Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target (PATRIOT) MIM-104 Patriot
AN/MPQ-55 Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar (CWAR) MIM-23 Hawk
AN/MPQ-57 High Power Illuminator doppler Radar (HPIR) MIM-23 Hawk
AN/MPQ-61 High Power Illuminator doppler Radar (HPIR) MIM-23 Hawk
AN/MPQ-62 Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar (CWAR) MIM-23 Hawk
AN/MPQ-64 Sentinal X-band 3D radar, modification of AN/TPQ-36 Raytheon Missiles & Defense
AN/MPQ-65 Passive electronically scanned array (PESA) radar MIM-104 Patriot
AN/MPS - Mobile Radar Range and Bearing, Search Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/MPS-7 Radar, mobile version of the AN/FPS-20 Air Defense Command
AN/MPS-9 Radar, used with AN/MSQ-1
AN/MPS-14 Height finder radar Air Defense Command
AN/MPS-36 Missile tracking radar White Sands Missile Range

MRx - Mobile Radio Systems

AN/MRC - Mobile Radio Communication Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/MRC-138 Single Side Band (SSB) radio set operating between 2–29.99 MHz (14,990–1,000 cm) US Marine Corps[307] Harris Corporation
AN/MRC-142 Vehicular mounted Digital Wideband Transmission System (DWTS) UHF 3-watt radio terminal set operating from 1,350 to 1,850 MHz (22.2 to 16.2 cm) US Marine Corps[308]
AN/MRC-145 Vehicular mounted AN/VRC-92 Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) 50-watt VHF radio set operating from 30 to 87.975 MHz (999.31 to 340.77 cm) US Marine Corps[309] Harris Corporation
AN/MRN - Mobile Radio Navigational Aids
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/MRN-1 Instrument approach localizer, used with RC-103 airborne localizer receiver K-53 van
AN/MRN-2 Radio Range, used with Signal Corps Radio SCR-522 K-53 van
AN/MRN-3 Marker beacon, jeep mounted
AN/MRN-12 Mobile control tower
AN/MRN-20 Mobile control tower, trailer mounted
AN/MRQ - Mobile Radio Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/MRQ-7 Doppler radio MGM-5 Corporal
AN/MRQ-12 Vehicular mounted Communications Interface System (CIS) providing facilities to operate other comms equipment/systems US Marine Corps[310] NSWC Crane

MSx - Mobile Special Systems

AN/MSC - Mobile Special Communications Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/MSC-77 Sensor Mobile Monitoring System (SMMS) receives, stores, processes, displays, and reports VHF/UHF sensor activity US Marine Corps[311]
AN/MSG - Mobile Special Fire Control Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/MSG-4 Mobile air defense system Sperry Corporation (now Unisys)
AN/MSG-5 Mobile air defense system Sperry Corporation (now Unisys)
AN/MSQ - Mobile Special/Combination Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/MSQ-1 Close Support Control Set[312] Reeves Instrument Corporation
AN/MSQ-13 Interim air defense system Sperry Corporation (now Unisys)
AN/MSQ-18 Battalion Missile Operations System
AN/MSQ-28 Directs associated missile batteries (AN/MSQ-18) Army Air Defense Command Post Project Nike Raytheon
AN/MSQ-35 Radar Bomb Scoring (RBS) Central 1st Combat Evaluation Group RBS Express trains Reeves Instrument Corporation
AN/MSQ-39 Radar Bomb Scoring (RBS) Central 1st Combat Evaluation Group RBS Express trains Reeves Instrument Corporation
AN/MSQ-46 Radar Bomb Scoring (RBS) Central, descendant of AN/MSQ-39
AN/MSQ-51 Aerial Target Control Central (ATCC) radar/computer/communications system Reeves Instrument Corporation
AN/MSQ-77 Combat Skyspot/Combat Proof, nicknamed Miscue 77, mobile automatic tracking radar/computer system for command guidance of aircraft Reeves Instrument Corporation
AN/MSQ-104 Engagement Control Station (ECS) MIM-104 Patriot
AN/MSQ-115 Vehicular mounted command communication system US Marine Corps[313] Rockwell Collins
AN/MSQ-124 Air Defense Communications Platform (ADCP) vehicular mounted radio and computer equipment, interfaces with AN/TYQ-23 Tactical Air Operations Module (TAOM) US Marine Corps[314]
AN/MSQ-132 Engagement Control Station (ECS) MIM-104 Patriot
AN/MSQ-134 Tactical Exploitation Group-Main (TEG-M) US Marine Corps[315]
AN/MSR - Mobile Special Passive Detecting Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/MSR-T4 Threat Reaction Analysis Indicator System (TRAINS) radar receiver/data processing system, slave to AN/MST-T1
AN/MST - Mobile Special Transmitter Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/MST-T1 Multiple Threat Emitter Simulator (MUTES), master to AN/MSR-T4 US Dynamics

MYx - Portable Infrared Equipment

AN/MYQ - Mobile Data Processing or Computer Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/MYQ-7 Shelterized, mobile Marine Expeditionary Force-Intelligence Analysis System (MEF-IAS) providing intelligence analysis support US Marine Corps[316]
AN/MYQ-8 Vehicular mounted Technical Control and Analysis Center-Product Improvement Program (TCAC-PIP) signals intelligence (SIGINT) and electronic warfare (EW) fusion center US Marine Corps[317]
AN/MYQ-9 Technical Control and Analysis Center (TCAC) transportable workstation for signals intelligence (SIGINT) processing US Marine Corps[318]

P

PAx - Portable Infrared Equipment

AN/PAQ - Portable Infrared Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/PAQ-1 Laser Target Designator (LTD) Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/PAQ-3 Man-portable Modular Universal Laser Equipment (MULE)[319]
AN/PAQ-4 Infrared (IR) Aiming Laser (IAL) Insight Technology[320]
AN/PAS - Portable Infrared Range and Bearing, Search Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/PAS-4 Night Vision Weapon Sight primarily used on the M14 rifle[321]
AN/PAS-5 Face mounted Infrared (IR) binocular used with auxiliary infrared radiation source, enabling the user to operate a vehicle during night hours[322]
AN/PAS-6 Metascope night vision goggles[322] VARO
AN/PAS-7 Handheld thermal viewer[323] Night Vision Laboratories
AN/PAS-8 Aiming Light, developmental prototype[324]
AN/PAS-10 Infrared (IR) camera for use in detecting roof moisture[325] Magnavox
AN/PAS-13 Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS)[326]
AN/PAS-17 Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS), to replace the AN/PVS-4[326]
AN/PAS-18 Receiver, Infrared (IR) System night sight[327] FIM-92 Stinger
AN/PAS-19 Handheld thermal imager[328]
AN/PAS-20 Hand Held Thermal Imager (HHTI) Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)[329]
AN/PAS-21 Thermal sight (Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) SeeSPOT III) used with target laser designator or standalone[330] Teledyne FLIR
AN/PAS-22 Long Range Thermal Imager (LRTI) used in conjunction with target designator Elbit Systems
AN/PAS-23 Mini Thermal Monocular (MTM) with Infrared (IR) laser L3Harris Technologies
AN/PAS-24 ObservIR Recon III Thermal Imager with laser rangefinder Teledyne FLIR
AN/PAS-25 Thermal Laser Spot Imager (TLSI) with "SeeSPOT" capability for aiding with target designation Elbit Systems
AN/PAS-26 Thermal imager with laser rangefinder (Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) Recon III Lite) Teledyne FLIR
AN/PAS-27 Individual Weapon Night Sight-Thermal (IWNS-T)[331]
AN/PAS-28 Medium Range Thermal Bi-Ocular (MRTB) sight (PhantomIRxr)[331][332] Raytheon[333]
AN/PAS-30 Mini Thermal Imager (MTI) uncooled monocular handheld unit[331] L3Harris Technologies
AN/PAS-31 Integrated Night Observation Device—Long Range Thermal (INOD-LRT) clip-on night vision sniper scope Knight's Armament Company
AN/PAS-35 Family of Weapon Sights-Individual (FWS-I) thermal weapon sight, pairs with ENVG and ENVG-B[334] Leonardo DRS
AN/PAS-36 Family of Weapon Sights-Individual (FWS-I) thermal weapon sight, pairs with ENVG and ENVG-B BAE Systems

PEx - Portable Laser Equipment

AN/PED - Portable Laser Reconnaissance, and Surveillance Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/PED-1 Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) tripod-mounted laser designator Northrop Grumman
AN/PED-5 Target Reconnaissance Infrared (IR) Geolocating Range Finder—Laser Target Locator Module (TRIGR LTLM) tripod-mounted laser designator BAE Systems
AN/PED-6 Joint Effects Targeting System—Target Location Designation System (JETS TLDS) tripod-mounted laser designator Leonardo DRS
AN/PEQ - Portable Laser Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/PEQ-1 Special Operations Forces Laser Acquisition Marker (SOFLAM) tripod-mounted laser designator Northrop Grumman
AN/PEQ-2 Infrared (IR) Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Laser (ITPIAL) weapon-mounted infrared laser sight Insight Technology
AN/PEQ-3 Combined laser, Infrared (IR) pointer, and illuminator Sikorsky H-60
AN/PEQ-4 Medium Power Laser Illuminator (MPLI) handheld target laser designator[335] Insight Technology
AN/PEQ-5 Carbine Visible Laser (CVL) Insight Technology
AN/PEQ-6 Integrated Laser Light Module (ILLM) for Heckler & Koch Mark 23 pistol United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Insight Technology
AN/PEQ-9 Laser Designator Module (LDM) Northrop Grumman
AN/PEQ-10 Laser Aiming Module (LAM 1000) for pistols L3 Technologies
AN/PEQ-11 Dual Infrared (IR) Aiming Laser (DIAL 100G) crew-served multi-function aiming laser, often mounted to crew-served weapons United States Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWAR) BE Meyers
AN/PEQ-13 Common Laser Range Finder System (CLRF) binocular rangefinder[336][337] Elbit Systems
AN/PEQ-14 Integrated Laser White Light Pointer (ILWLP) mounted on pistols Insight Technology
AN/PEQ-15 Advanced Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Light (ATPIAL) weapon-mounted Infrared (IR) Laser sight Insight Technology, L3Harris Technologies
AN/PEQ-16 Integrated Pointing Illumination Module (IPIM) weapon-mounted Infrared (IR) laser sight and visible flashlight Insight Technology, L3Harris Technologies
AN/PEQ-17 Portable Lightweight Designator/Rangefinder (PLDR) tripod mounted long-range laser designator[338] Elbit Systems
AN/PEQ-18 Infrared (IR) Zoom Laser Illuminator Designator (IZLID 1000P) weapon-mountable infrared laser target designator and illuminator BE Meyers
AN/PEQ-19 Joint Terminal Attack Controller Laser Target Designator (JTAC LTD) tripod mounted laser designator Elbit Systems

PPx - Portable Radar Systems

AN/PPQ - Portable Radar Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/PPQ-1 Operational radar, personnel detection man portable radar set used during night patrols[339]
AN/PPS - Portable Radar Passive Detecting Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/PPS-1 Continuous wave (CW) Doppler radar portable ground surveillance radar Sperry Gyroscope[340]
AN/PPS-4 Silent Sentry portable ground surveillance radar Sperry Gyroscope
AN/PPS-9 Portable ground surveillance radar with battlefield Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) capability RCA Corporation
AN/PPS-10 Portable ground surveillance radar with battlefield Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) capability, also known as GD Model 205 General Dynamics
AN/PPS-14 Listening Post Surveillance Device Aberdeen Proving Ground
AN/PPS-15 Lightweight X-band ground surveillance radar set US Marine Corps[341] BAE Systems

PRx - Portable Radio Systems

AN/PRC - Portable Radio Communications Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/PRC-6 Walkie-talkie handheld Very High Frequency (VHF) FM two-way radio[342] Raytheon
AN/PRC-8 Portable radio transceiver
AN/PRC-9 Portable radio transceiver
AN/PRC-10 Portable Very High Frequency (VHF) FM superheterodyne radio transceiver, replaced by AN/PRC-25[343]
AN/PRC-17 Portable VHF/UHF AM survival radio[342]
AN/PRC-25 Very High Frequency (VHF) FM solid-state radio set, replaced the AN/PRC-10,[343] replaced by AN/PRC-77[342] Electrospace Corp.
AN/PRC-32 Portable survival radio operating at 243 MHz Ultra High Frequency (UHF) AM US Navy
AN/PRC-47 Portable radio, High Frequency (HF) 100W AM/CW/USB/RTTY transported in two boxes including all accessories for operation Collins Radio[344]
AN/PRC-49 Portable Ultra High Frequency (UHF)[342] survival radio
AN/PRC-63 Portable Ultra High Frequency (UHF) AM beacon survival radio[342] GTE[342]
AN/PRC-65 Portable man-pack Very High Frequency (VHF) AM transceiver with 1,122 channels, operating between 100–156 MHz (300–192 cm)[342] Simmonds Precision Products
AN/PRC-66 Portable VHF/UHF AM transceiver with 3,500 channels, operating between 225–400 MHz (133–75 cm)[342] Collins Radio[345]
AN/PRC-68[346] Handheld Very High Frequency (VHF) FM transceiver[342]
AN/PRC-74 Portable High Frequency (HF) radio Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/PRC-75 Portable VHF/UHF AM transceiver Collins Radio[345]
AN/PRC-77 Portable Very High Frequency (VHF) combat-net radio, 5 mi (8.0 km) estimated range, replaced by Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) family of radios Associated Industries
AN/PRC-90 Survival radio operating at 243–282.8 MHz (123.4–106.0 cm) AM with beacon mode, and a tone generator to allow the sending of Morse Code. Replaced by AN/PRC-149
AN/PRC-103 Rescue swimmer Ultra High Frequency (UHF) AM transceiver radio[342]
AN/PRC-104 Tactical manpack 20-watt High Frequency (HF) SSB/CW transceiver radio[342] operating between 2–29.99 MHz (14,990–1,000 cm), replaced by AN/PRC-150 US Marine Corps Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)[347]
AN/PRC-112 Survival radio operating in VHF/UHF bands, replaced by AN/PRC-149
AN/PRC-113 Tactical short-range manpack VHF (116 to 149.975 MHz (258.442 to 199.895 cm)) or UHF (225 to 399.975 MHz (133.2411 to 74.9528 cm)) AM combat-net radio transceiver Magnavox, Raytheon[348]
AN/PRC-117 Falcon® tactical manpack multi-band VHF/UHF software-defined combat-net radio US Marine Corps[349] Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies)[350]
AN/PRC-119 Lightweight tactical VHF (30 to 87.975 MHz (999.31 to 340.77 cm)) Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) CECOM[351]
AN/PRC-125 Rescue swimmer radio, replaced by AN/PRC-149
AN/PRC-127 Portable handheld 2-watt 136–160 MHz (220–187 cm) Very High Frequency (VHF) radio Bendix-King (now Honeywell)
AN/PRC-137[346]
AN/PRC-138 Lightweight manpack 125-watt HF/VHF (1.6 to 60 MHz (18,740 to 500 cm)) radio set US Marine Corps[352] Harris Corporation
AN/PRC-139[346]
AN/PRC-148 Handheld Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio (MBITR) and Joint Tactical Radio System operating in VHF/UHF from 30 to 512 MHz (999.3 to 58.6 cm) US Army, US Marine Corps[353] Thales Group[346]
AN/PRC-149 Rescue radio for non-combat use, replaces the PRC-90, PRC-112 and PRC-125 Tadiran
AN/PRC-150 Falcon® II tactical High Frequency (HF) SSB/Very High Frequency (VHF) FM manpack radio US Marine Corps[354] Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies)[350]
AN/PRC-152 Falcon® III portable, compact, tactical software-defined combat-net radio Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies)[350]
AN/PRC-153 Integrated, Intra-Squad Radio (IISR) encrypted/secure two-way radio US Marine Corps Motorola
AN/PRC-154 Rifleman Radio is a handheld, intra-squad Ultra High Frequency (UHF) tactical radio US Army Thales Group, General Dynamics
AN/PRC-155 Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack & Small Form Fit (HMS) General Dynamics
AN/PRC-158 Falcon® IV Multi-channel Manpack (MCMP) radio Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies)[350]
AN/PRC-159 Falcon® III wideband team radio Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies)[350]
AN/PRC-160 Manpack tactical wideband HF/VHF radio, replaced the earlier AN/PRC-150 L3Harris Technologies
AN/PRC-161 Battlefield Awareness and Targeting System - Dismounted (BATS-D) Viasat,[355] L3Harris Technologies[356]
AN/PRC-162 Two-channel dismounted ground networking radio, with RT-2048(C)/U Collins Radio[357]
AN/PRC-163 Dual-channel tactical handheld radio, replaced AN/PRC-152 L3Harris Technologies
AN/PRC-165 Handheld Video Data Link (HH-VDL) L3Harris Technologies
AN/PRC-170 Javelin Mobile Ad-hoc Networking (MANET) handheld radio Thales Group
AN/PRC-171 Compact team radio L3Harris Technologies
AN/PRC-343 Personal role radio (single version) US Marine Corps[358] Selenia Communications (now Selex ES)
AN/PRC-6809 Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio (MBITR) Clear handheld radio, without encryption, variation of AN/PRC-148 Thales Group
AN/PRD - Portable Radio Direction Finder, Reconnaissance, and Surveillance Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/PRD-13 HF/VHF/UHF direction finding SOF SIGINT Manpack System (SSMS)[359] Linkabit (division of L3Harris Technologies
AN/PRQ - Portable Radio Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/PRQ-7 Combat Survivor/Evader Locator (CSEL) with GPS, Ultra High Frequency (UHF) line of sight and UHF satellite communications along with a Cospas-Sarsat beacon Boeing

PSx - Portable Special or Combination Systems

AN/PSC - Portable Special Communications Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/PSC-5 Manpack satellite communications (SATCOM) radio terminal operating in 30 to 512 MHz (999.3 to 58.6 cm) frequency range US Marine Corps[360] Raytheon
AN/PSC-13 Dismounted-Data Automated Communications Terminal (D-DACT) for situational awareness and Command and Control US Marine Corps[361] Talla-Tech
AN/PSG - Portable Special Fire Control Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/PSG-2 Digital Message Device (DMD), remote device used with AN/GSG-10 TACFIRE system
AN/PSG-10 Pocket Sized Forward Entry Device (PFED) computer for processing fire support specific functions US Marine Corps[362] Talla-Tech
AN/PSN - Portable Special Navigational Aids Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/PSN-4 Long Range Navigation (LORAN) manpack receiver for Army helicopters' avionics Teledyne Technologies
AN/PSN-11 Ruggedized single-frequency Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR, or Plugger) handheld satellite signals navigation set, replaced by AN/PSN-13 US Marine Corps[363] Rockwell Collins[364]
AN/PSN-13 Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR, or Dagger) US Marine Corps[363] Rockwell Collins
AN/PSQ - Portable Special/Combination Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/PSQ-4 Manpack radio Raytheon
AN/PSQ-5 Signal analyzer system Tektronix
AN/PSQ-8 Radio set used with Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) and Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Raytheon
AN/PSQ-9 Team Portable Collection System Multi-Platform Capable (TPCS-MPC) computer system for gathering Communications Intelligence (COMINT) and signals intelligence (SIGINT)[365] US Marine Corps SPAWAR
AN/PSQ-13 Secondary Imagery Dissemination System (SIDS) portable electronic device to share tactical digital imagery US Marine Corps[366]
AN/PSQ-14 Grenade Launcher Day/Night Sight Mounts (GLDNSM)
AN/PSQ-16 Hand Held Monitor (HHM) radio receiver which connects to a laptop[367] Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System-II (REMBASS II) L3Harris Technologies[368]
AN/PSQ-17 Communication Planning System (CPS) Laptop computer provides communications and management of Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (MILSTAR) Extremely High Frequency (EHF) satellite resources[369]
AN/PSQ-18 Grenade Launcher Day/Night Sight Mounts (GLDNSM), an enhanced fire-control system M203 grenade launcher Insight Technology[370]
AN/PSQ-19 Target Location, Designation, and Hand-off System (TLDHS) portable equipment suite allowing operators to determine their location and designate enemy locations[371] US Marine Corps Talla-Tech, Walkabout Computers
AN/PSQ-20 Passive monocular Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) Exelis Inc. (now L3Harris Technologies)
AN/PSQ-21 Day/night imager hand-held passive thermal infrared (IR) electro-optical sensor used to classify and identify active targets[372] US Marine Corps Nova Engineering
AN/PSQ-22 Hand-Held Programmer-Monitor (HHPM) Very High Frequency (VHF) radio receiver that receives, demodulates, decodes, and displays symbols representative of sensor set message transmissions. Used to program sensor units and collect remote sensor data[373][374] US Marine Corps Nova Engineering
AN/PSQ-23 Small Tactical Optical Rifle-Mounted (STORM) laser rangefinder, ballistic calculator with visible and Infrared (IR) lasers[375] L3Harris Technologies
AN/PSQ-25 Enhanced Position Location Reporting System Network Manager (EPLRS-ENM) ruggedized laptop for tracking troop movements
AN/PSQ-27 Master station case associated with AN/PSQ-9
AN/PSQ-28 Locate case associated with AN/PSQ-9
AN/PSQ-29 Modular case associated with AN/PSQ-9
AN/PSQ-30 Advanced case associated with AN/PSQ-9
AN/PSQ-36 Binocular Fusion Goggle Enhanced (FGS) night vision detection, observation, and target identification system L3Harris Technologies
AN/PSQ-39 Monocular Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) system
AN/PSQ-40 Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) system
AN/PSQ-42 Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B) US Army L3Harris Technologies
AN/PSQ-44 Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B) Elbit Systems

PVx - Portable Visual Systems

AN/PVQ - Portable Visual Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/PVQ-2 Sensory Aid Device for visually impaired individuals to navigate their environments. Device sent out pulses of light which, when reflected off of objects around the user, would give the user an auditory cue[339]
AN/PVQ-31 Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (ACOG) US Marine Corps, US Army[376] Trijicon
AN/PVS - Portable Visual Detecting/Range and Bearing Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/PVS-1 Night vision scope[377]
AN/PVS-2 Starlight night vision scope[378]
AN/PVS-3 Night Vision Sight, Miniaturized[379]
AN/PVS-4 Night Vision Sight, Individual Served Weapon Optic Electronic Corporation
AN/PVS-5 Dual-tube night-vision goggle used for aviation and ground support ITT Inc., Litton Industries
AN/PVS-6 Binocular Mini Eyesafe Laser Infrared (IR) Observation Set (MELIOS) laser target designator[380] Litton Industries
AN/PVS-7 Single tube biocular night vision device ITT Inc., Litton Industries
AN/PVS-8 Long Range Night Vision Sight[381]
AN/PVS-9 Night vision sniperscope[382] Simrad Optronics
AN/PVS-10 Sniper Night Sight (SNS) for the M24 sniper rifle with 8.5x magnification Litton Industries
AN/PVS-11 Handheld monocular pocketscope Litton Industries[383]
AN/PVS-12 Night vision weapon sight L3 Technologies[384]
AN/PVS-13 Laser Marker Night Vision Sight (LMNVS) only used with AN/PEQ-1A L3 Technologies
AN/PVS-14 Monocular Night Vision Device (MNVD) L3 Technologies
AN/PVS-16 Maritime multi-sensor gyro-stabilized binoculars[385]
AN/PVS-17 Miniature Night Sight (MNS) night vision weapon sight L3 Technologies
AN/PVS-18 Night Vision Monocular handheld or helmet mounted L3 Technologies[386]
AN/PVS-20 Night vision sight for crew served weapons L3 Technologies[387]
AN/PVS-21 Low Profile NVG Steiner-Optik
AN/PVS-22 Universal Night Sight (UNS) clip-on night vision sight Teledyne FLIR
AN/PVS-23 Ruggedized multi-purpose night vision binoculars derived from the aviation AN/AVS-6 Harris Corporation (now L3Harris Technologies)
AN/PVS-24 Clip-on Night Vision Device-Image Intensified (CNVD-I2)[388] L3Harris Technologies
AN/PVS-25 Wide Field of View Diverging Image Tube Night Vision Goggles (WFoV DIT NVG)[389] L3Harris Technologies
AN/PVS-26 Day optic and in-line forward mounted image intensified (I2) night vision device Knight's Armament Company[390]
AN/PVS-27 Magnum Universal Night Sight (MUNS), also called Scout Sniper Medium Range Night Sight (SSMRNS)[391] Teledyne FLIR
AN/PVS-30 Universal Night Sight Long Range Low Profile (UNS LR LP) clip-on sniper night sight[392] Knight's Armament Company
AN/PVS-31 Binocular Night Vision Device (BNVD) L3Harris Technologies

PYx - Portable Data Processing Equipment

AN/PYQ - Portable Data Processing Special Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/PYQ-1 Digital Terrain Analysis Mapping System (DTAMS) US Marine Corps[393]
AN/PYQ-10 Ruggedized, portable, hand-held Simple Key Loader (SKL) fill device for securely receiving, storing, and transferring data between compatible cryptographic and communications equipment Sierra Nevada Corporation

S

SLx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Countermeasures Systems

AN/SLQ - Water Countermeasures Special Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed passive torpedo decoy system Sensytech (now called Argon ST (subsidiary of Boeing Defense, Space & Security))[394]
AN/SLQ-26 Electronic Warfare (EW) countermeasures suite Knox-class frigates
AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare (EW) countermeasures suite Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates, and many other classes Raytheon
AN/SLQ-49 Rubber Duck Chaff Buoy Decoy System

SPx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Radar Systems

AN/SPA - Water Radar Auxiliary Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/SPA-4 Shipboard surface search range-azimuth indicator radar/repeater[395] Bendix Corporation[396]
AN/SPA-8 Shipboard surface search range-azimuth indicator radar/repeater[397]
AN/SPA-18 Shipboard surface search range-azimuth indicator radar/repeater[398]
AN/SPA-25 Shipboard range-azimuth indicator search radar, transistorized[399]
AN/SPA-33 Shipboard surface search range-azimuth indicator radar/repeater with a 300-mile range[400]
AN/SPA-34 Shipboard remote indicator radar[400]
AN/SPA-40 Shipboard surface search range-azmuth indicator radar/repeater[401]
AN/SPA-41 Shipboard height-finding radar, replaced the AN/SPA-40[402]
AN/SPA-43 Shipboard intercept tracking radar[402]
AN/SPA-50 Shipboard surface search range-azimuth indicator radar/repeater[398]
AN/SPA-59 Shipboard surface search range-azimuth indicator radar/repeater with a 400-mile range[400]
AN/SPA-66 Shipboard remote indicator radar replacing the AN/SPA-34[400] Hazeltine Corporation, Dero R&D Corp., Gulf Aerospace
AN/SPA-256 Display used with AN/SPS-55 radar Cardion Electronics
AN/SPG - Water Radar Fire Control Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/SPG-49 Illumination and tracking fire-control radar system RIM-8 Talos
AN/SPG-51 Sea missile fire-control radar California-class cruisers, Charles F. Adams-class destroyers, Kidd-class destroyers, Virginia-class cruisers Raytheon
AN/SPG-53 Naval gunfire control radar director Belknap-class cruisers, Charles F. Adams-class destroyers, Farragut-class destroyers, Forrest Sherman-class destroyers, Knox-class frigates, Mitscher-class destroyers
AN/SPG-55 Sea missile fire-control radar Belknap-class cruisers, Farragut-class destroyers, Leahy-class cruisers and ships USS Bainbridge (CGN-25), USS Long Beach (CGN-9), USS Truxtun (DLGN-35)
AN/SPG-59 Multifunction radar; canceled 1963 Typhon Combat System
AN/SPG-60 Sea missile fire-control radar Charles F. Adams-class destroyers, Spruance-class destroyers, Kidd-class destroyers, Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships, California-class cruisers, Virginia-class cruisers
AN/SPG-62 Continuous wave (CW) Fire-control radar for Aegis Combat System Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Ticonderoga-class cruisers Raytheon
AN/SPN - Water Radar Navigation Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/SPN-10 Shipboard automatic landing system Bell Aircraft Corporation under Bureau of Ships (BuShips) contract[303]
AN/SPN-35 Precision Approach Radar (PAR) landing system Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships, America-class amphibious assault ships, Wasp-class amphibious assault ships, Nimitz-class aircraft carriers ITT-Gilfillan (now L3Harris Technologies)
AN/SPN-42 Automatic carrier landing system radar
AN/SPN-43 Air marshalling radar
AN/SPN-44 Air traffic control radar
AN/SPN-46 Precision Approach Landing System Textron Systems
AN/SPQ - Water Radar Special Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/SPQ-5 Beam emitting radar RIM-2 Terrier
AN/SPQ-9 Fire-control radar Spruance-class destroyers, Kidd-class destroyers, Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Ticonderoga-class cruisers, Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships, California-class cruisers, Virginia-class cruisers
AN/SPQ-11 Cobra Judy passive electronically scanned array (PESA) space tracking radar USNS Observation Island
AN/SPS - Water Radar Search Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/SPS-5 Medium range surface-search radar[403]
AN/SPS-6 2D air search radar[404] Bendix Corporation, Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/SPS-8 High-power height finding radar[405] General Electric
AN/SPS-10 2D surface search radar[406] Raytheon
AN/SPS-12 2D air search radar
AN/SPS-17 2D air search radar General Electric, ITE Circuit Breaker Company
AN/SPS-21 Short range surface-search radar[407]
AN/SPS-29 2D early-warning radar[408] General Electric
AN/SPS-30 High-power long range 3D air search radar[409] General Electric
AN/SPS-32 SCANFAR Phased array search radar USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS Long Beach (CGN-9) Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/SPS-33 SCANFAR Phased array search radar USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS Long Beach (CGN-9) Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/SPS-37 High-power long range air search radar[408] General Electric
AN/SPS-39 3D air search radar Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/SPS-40 2D air search radar[410] Lockheed Corporation
AN/SPS-42 3D air search radar[405]
AN/SPS-43 Long range 2D air search radar[408] Forrestal-class aircraft carriers, Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carriers, Nimitz-class aircraft carriers: USS Nimitz (CVN-68), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
AN/SPS-48 3D sea air search radar[405] Forrestal-class aircraft carriers, Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carriers, Nimitz-class aircraft carriers Exelis Inc. (now L3Harris Technologies)
AN/SPS-49 2D Air search radar Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carriers, Nimitz-class aircraft carriers Raytheon
AN/SPS-52 Long range 3D sea air search radar[411] Baleares-class frigates, Brooke-class frigates, Charles F. Adams-class destroyers, Hatakaze-class destroyers, Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships, Wasp-class amphibious assault ships, Galveston-class cruisers, Providence-class cruisers
AN/SPS-53 Surface-search radar[412]
AN/SPS-55 Surface search radar Cardion Electronics
AN/SPS-58 Low altitude 2D air search radar
AN/SPS-64 Navigation radar[413]
AN/SPS-67 Surface search radar, replaced AN/SPS-10
AN/SPS-73 Surface search radar
AN/SPS-77 Sea Giraffe Agile Multi-Beam (AMB) 3D search radar Saab AB
AN/SPW - Water Radar Remote Control Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/SPW-2 Guidance radar RIM-8 Talos
AN/SPY - Water Radar Surveillance and Control Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/SPY-1 Passive Electronically Scanned Array (PESA) 3D radar Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Ticonderoga-class cruisers Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems
AN/SPY-3 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, Zumwalt-class destroyers Raytheon
AN/SPY-6 Missile defense and air surveillance radar Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Constellation-class frigates, Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, America-class amphibious assault ships, San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks Raytheon
AN/SPY-7 Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) early-warning system Lockheed Martin

SQx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Sonar Systems

AN/SQQ - Water (surface ship or buoys) Sonar Special Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/SQQ-23 Computer coordinated sonar[414]
AN/SQQ-32 Mine-hunting Sonar Set (MSS) Raytheon, Thales Underwater Systems (formerly Thomson Marconi Sonar)
AN/SQQ-34 Carrier ASW suite
AN/SQQ-89 Undersea Warfare Combat System Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems
AN/SQQ-90 ASW system
AN/SQR - Water (surface ship or buoys) Passive Sonar Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/SQR-17 Sonobuoy processor part of the Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS III) system Knox-class frigates, Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates, Spruance-class destroyers Diagnostic/Retrieval Systems, Inc (now Leonardo S.p.A.)
AN/SQR-18 Tactical towed array sonar system Knox-class frigates
AN/SQR-19 Tactical towed array sonar system AN/SQQ-89
AN/SQR-20 Active and passive Multi-Function Towed Array (MFTA) sonar system (now TB-37U) Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Ticonderoga-class cruisers, Zumwalt-class destroyers Lockheed Martin[415]
AN/SQS - Water (surface ship or buoys) Search Sonar Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/SQS-23 Transducer sonar[416] Gearing-class destroyers
AN/SQS-26 Bow mounted, low frequency, active/passive sonar Belknap-class cruisers, Bronstein-class frigates, Brooke-class frigates, Garcia-class frigates, Knox-class frigates, Truxtun-class destroyers, Virginia-class cruisers EDO Corporation, General Electric
AN/SQS-35 Fish variable depth sonar system Knox-class frigates EDO Corporation
AN/SQS-38 Hull-mounted version of the AN/SQS-35 Hamilton-class cutters
AN/SQS-53 Bow mounted, low frequency, active/passive sonar Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Ticonderoga-class cruisers EDO Corporation, General Electric
AN/SQS-56 Hellen Keller hull mounted sonar system Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates

SRx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Radio Systems

AN/SRC - Ship Radio Identification & Recognition Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/SRC-9 Radio navigation set Virginia-class cruisers
AN/SRC-31 Virginia-class cruisers

SSx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Special Systems

AN/SSQ - Ship Special/Combination Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/SSQ-1 Prototype sonobuoy[417] Magnavox
AN/SSQ-2 First mass-produced sonobuoy[418]
AN/SSQ-15 First production active sonobuoy, range-only (replaced in the late 1960s by AN/SSQ-47)[419]
AN/SSQ-20 Americanized version of the British T-1946 directional sonobuoy[417]
AN/SSQ-23 Julie omnidirectional low frequency passive sonobuoy[420]
AN/SSQ-28 Jezebel omnidirectional Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR) passive sonobuoy[421]
AN/SSQ-36 BathyThermal (BT) sonobuoy[422] Ultra Electronics[423]
AN/SSQ-41 Jezebel passive Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR) passive sonobuoy, replaced both AN/SSQ-23 and AN/SSQ-28[424][425]
AN/SSQ-42 Extended Echo Ranging (EER) directional sonobuoy Hazeltine Corporation[426]
AN/SSQ-46 Extended Echo Ranging (EER) directional sonobuoy General Electric[426]
AN/SSQ-47 Range only active sonobuoy[427][428]
AN/SSQ-48 Jezebel omnidirectional Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR) passive sonobuoy[425]
AN/SSQ-50 Remote controlled Command Activated Sonobuoy System (CASS), replaced AN/SSQ-47[429][430]
AN/SSQ-53 Directional Low Frequency Analysis and Recording (DIFAR) passive directional sonobuoy[431][432] Ultra Electronics[433]
AN/SSQ-57 Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR) passive sonobuoy,[422] merged with DIFAR AN/SSQ-53[434]
AN/SSQ-62 Directional Command Activated Sonobuoy System (DICASS) active sonobuoy,[427] replaces AN/SSQ-47 and AN/SSQ-50 Ultra Electronics[435]
AN/SSQ-75 Expendable Reliable Acoustic Path Sonobuoy (ERAPS) active sonobuoy
AN/SSQ-77 Vertical Line Array Directional (VLAD) Directional Low Frequency Analysis and Recording (DIFAR) sonobuoy[424][436]
AN/SSQ-86 Data Link Communications (DLC) sonobuoy
AN/SSQ-101 Air Deployable Active Receiver (ADAR) sonobuoy[437]
AN/SSQ-110 Extended Echo Ranging (EER) sonobuoy
AN/SSQ-108 OUTBOARD and OUTBOARD II
AN/SSQ-125 Active sonobuoy
AN/SSQ-536 Bathy Thermograph (BT) sonobuoy Ultra Electronics[423]
AN/SSQ-553 Directional passive sonobuoy Ultra Electronics[433]
AN/SSQ-565 Multistatic low frequency active source sonobuoy Ultra Electronics[438]
AN/SSQ-573 Directional low frequency active receiver sonobuoy Ultra Electronics[433]
AN/SSQ-906 Omnidirectional Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR) sonobuoy Ultra Electronics[433]
AN/SSQ-926 Active transmitter sonobuoy Ultra Electronics[433]
AN/SSQ-955 Directional passive sonobuoy Ultra Electronics[433][438]
AN/SSQ-963 Radio controlled directional Command Active Multi-Beam Sonobuoy (CAMBS)[427] Ultra Electronics[435]

SYx - Water (surface ship or buoys) Computer Systems

AN/SYA - Ship Auxiliary Computer Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/SYA-1 Tactical display system
AN/SYA-4 Tactical display system
AN/SYS - Ship Search Computer Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/SYS-1 Automatic Detection & Tracking System Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon), Dynell Electronics Corp., Sperry Univac (now Unisys)[439]
AN/SYS-2 Sea mission computer

T

TAx - Transportable Infrared Systems

AN/TAS - Transportable Infrared Detection Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TAS-2 Infrared (IR) sight for 106mm recoilless rifle
AN/TAS-4 Thermal imaging night sight Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)

TGx - Transportable Telegraph/Teletype Systems

AN/TGC - Transportable Telegraph/Teletype Communication Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TGC-14 Lightweight teletypewriter set, developed as a commercial teleprinter (MITE Mod 104) Mitre Corp

TLx - Transportable Countermeasures Systems

AN/TLR - Transportable Countermeasures Receiver Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TLR-31 Trusty Hunter countermeasures receiving set, 10–40 GHz (3.00–0.75 cm) noncommunications intercept system[288]: 112  US Army
AN/TLQ - Transportable Countermeasures Special Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TLQ-15 High Frequency (HF) communications countermeasures system[119]: 8 
AN/TLQ-17 High Frequency (HF)/Very High Frequency (VHF) communications countermeasures system, used in Traffic Jam and AN/ALQ-151 Quickfix systems[119]

TMx - Transportable Meteorological Systems

AN/TMQ - Transportable Meteorological Special Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TMQ-19 Meteorological radar for use in AN/UMQ-7 system Servo Corporation of America
AN/TMQ-22 Portable weather observing pack, measures ambient pressure, temperature, dew point, surface wind, and precipitation Cambridge Systems, Inc.
AN/TMQ-53 Transportable Meteorological Observing System (TMOS)

TPx - Transportable Radar Systems

AN/TMN - Transportable Radar Navigational Aid Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TPN-1 Transportable Eureka radar beacon
AN/TPN-22 Transportable All-weather Landing System (ALS) Precision Approach Radar (PAR)[440] ITT-Gilfillan (now L3Harris Technologies)
AN/TPQ - Transportable Radar Special Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TPQ-2 Transportable close air support radar Reeves Instrument Corporation
AN/TPQ-10 Transportable Course Directing Central bomb system radar US Marine Corps General Electric
AN/TPQ-36 Mobile counter-battery radar Northrop Grumman, ThalesRaytheonSystems
AN/TPQ-37 Mobile S-band counter-battery radar system Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/TPQ-43 Radar, part of AN/MPQ-49 Forward Area Alerting Radar (FAAR) M48 Chaparral, M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS)
AN/TPQ-46 Lightweight Firefinder counter-battery radar operating in 9.37–9.99 GHz (3.20–3.00 cm) range, upgrade to AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radar US Marine Corps[441] Raytheon, Northrop Grumman
AN/TPQ-48 Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR)
AN/TPQ-49 Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR)
AN/TPQ-50 Humvee-mounted Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR)[442]
AN/TPQ-53 Mobile Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) counter-battery radar US Army Lockheed Martin[442][443]
AN/TPS - Transportable Search Radar Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TPS-1 Transportable early warning and tactical control radar Western Electric,[444] Bendix Corporation
AN/TPS-3 Mobile, lightweight, medium-range, early-warning radar
AN/TPS-10 X-band height finder radar system
AN/TPS-22 Search and acquisition radar
AN/TPS-32 3D tactical lightweight amphibious assault radar ITT-Gilfillan (now L3Harris Technologies)
AN/TPS-41 Transportable weather radar
AN/TPS-42 Man-pack transportable Ultra High Frequency (UHF) 3D air surveillance radar
AN/TPS-43 Transportable 3D air search radar Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/TPS-44 Air surveillance radar Cardion Electronics
AN/TPS-58 Moving-Target-Locating Radar (MTLR)
AN/TPS-59 Transportable long-range L-band air surveillance and theater ballistic missile (TBM) detection 3D radar set US Marine Corps General Electric, Lockheed Martin[445]
AN/TPS-63 Mobile medium-range 2D surveillance radar US Marine Corps[446] Northrop Grumman
AN/TPS-65 Airfield surveillance radar for air traffic control, developed from AN/TPS-63 Northrop Grumman
AN/TPS-68 Tactical weather radar
AN/TPS-70 Mobile phased array 3D S-band radar Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/TPS-71 Relocatable Over-the-Horizon Radar (ROTHR)
AN/TPS-72 Planar array E/F-band air search radar Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/TPS-73 Air traffic control radar
AN/TPS-75 Transportable passive electronically scanned array (PESA) 3D air search radar Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman)
AN/TPS-77 Transportable version of the AN/FPS-117 Lockheed Martin
AN/TPS-80 Mobile Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) Northrop Grumman
AN/TPX - Transportable Identification and Recognition Radar Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TPX-46 Interrogator Set, ground portion of the DOD A.C. Cossor AIMS Mark XII Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) System MIM-23 Hawk, MIM-14 Nike Hercules, and Army Air Defense Control and Coordination Systems Hazeltine Corporation
AN/TPX-50 Mark XII Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) receiver MIM-23 Hawk, MIM-14 Nike Hercules, and Army Air Defense Control and Coordination Systems Hazeltine Corporation
AN/TPY - Transportable Surveillance and Control Radar Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TPY-2 Forward Based X-band Transportable (FBX-T) radar Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile Raytheon
AN/TPY-4 L-band multi-function 3D radar Lockheed Martin

TRx - Transportable Radio Systems

AN/TRC - Transportable Radio Communications Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TRC-80 Track 80 Radio terminal set, 4.4–5 GHz at 1 kW MGM-31 Pershing Rockwell Collins
AN/TRC-97 Radio set, line of sight and tropospheric scatter RCA Corporation
AN/TRC-170 Transportable troposcatter SHF radio terminal set operating in the 4.4 to 5 GHz (6.8 to 6.0 cm) range US Marine Corps[447]
AN/TRS - Transportable Radio Search Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TRS-9 Global Broadcast Service (GBS), Transportable Ground Receive Suite (TGRS) Enhanced that receives one-way satellite transmissions in the Ku and Ka-band ranges US Marine Corps[448] Raytheon

TSx - Transportable Special Systems

AN/TSC - Transportable Special Communications Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TSC-85 Tactical SHF satellite communications (SATCOM) terminal US Marine Corps[449] CECOM
AN/TSC-93 Tactical SHF satellite communications (SATCOM) terminal US Marine Corps[450] CECOM
AN/TSQ - Transportable Special/Combination Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TSQ-8 Coordinate Data Set, Command, control and coordination system Project Nike The Martin Company (now Lockheed Martin)
AN/TSQ-38 Helicopter-transportable Battalion Missile Operations System, variant of AN/MSQ-18 Project Nike Raytheon
AN/TSQ-51 Missile Mentor air defense Command, control and coordination system computer Project Nike Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/TSQ-73 Missile Minder Army Tactical Air Control System/Tactical Air Defense System
AN/TSQ-81 Combat Skyspot ground directed bombing unit, transportable version of AN/MSQ-77[451]
AN/TSQ-90 Tactical Electronic Reconnaissance Processing and Evaluation System (TERPES) mobile ground data processing system US Marine Corps[452] Naval Surface Warfare Center
AN/TSQ-91 Tactical Air Control System/Tactical Air Defense System
AN/TSQ-96 Bomb directing central automatic tracking radar/computer/communications system Reeves Instrument Corporation
AN/TSQ-112 Tactical communications intercept and direction finding system, used with AN/MLQ-34 TACJAM[289]
AN/TSQ-138 Trailblazer direction finding system US Army M1015 tracked cargo carrier
AN/TSQ-158 Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS) Network Manager (ENM) ruggedized laptop US Marine Corps[453] Raytheon
AN/TSQ-178 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) ground station
AN/TSQ-179 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) Common Ground Station (CGS) US Marine Corps[454] General Dynamics
AN/TSQ-190 Trojan Spirit II (Special Purpose Intelligence Remote Integrated Terminal II) mobile SHF C/Ku/X-band satellite communications (SATCOM) system[455][456] US Marine Corps[457]
AN/TSQ-198 Tactical Terminal Control System (TTCS) mobile air traffic control facility[458]
AN/TSQ-220 Joint Services Workstation (JSWS) multi-sensor Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) system US Marine Corps[459]
AN/TSQ-222 Tactical Data Network (TDN), Gateway US Marine Corps[460] General Dynamics
AN/TSQ-226 Trojan Special Purpose Intelligence Remote Integrated Terminal Lightweight Integrated Telecommunications Equipment (Trojan SPIRIT LITE) SHF C/Ku-band multi-channel satellite communications (SATCOM) terminal US Marine Corps[461] Global SATCOM Technology, Inc
AN/TSQ-227 Digital Technical Control (DTC) facility is the central data management facility integrating digital communication assets US Marine Corps[462] General Dynamics
AN/TSQ-228 Data Distribution System (DDS) or Tactical Data Network (TDN) server US Marine Corps[463] General Dynamics
AN/TSQ-231 Joint Enhanced Core Communications System (JECCS) US Marine Corps[464] EDO Corporation
AN/TSQ-236 Tactical Exploitation Group-Remote Workstation (TEG-RWS) US Marine Corps[465] Northrop Grumman

TTx - Transportable Special Systems

AN/TTC - Transportable Telephone Communications Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TTC-42 Automatic telephone Central Office US Marine Corps[466]

TVx - Transportable Special Systems

AN/TVS - Transportable Visual Detection Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TVS-5 Night vision observation scope

TWx - Transportable Armament Systems

AN/TWQ - Transportable Armament Special Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TWQ-1 Avenger self-propelled short range air defense surface-to-air missile system Boeing

TYx - Transportable Computer Systems

AN/TYA - Transportable Special Auxiliary Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TYA-5 Central Computer Group AN/TYQ-2 in the Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC)
AN/TYA-6 Data Processor Group AN/TYQ-2 in the Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC)
AN/TYA-7 Geographic Display Generations Group AN/TYQ-2 in the Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC)
AN/TYA-9 Operator Group AN/TYQ-2 in the Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC)
AN/TYA-12 Communications Group AN/TYQ-2 in the Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC)
AN/TYA-20 Shelter housing the CP-808 computer AN/TYQ-3 Tactical Data Communications Central (TDCC)
AN/TYA-23 Transportable shelters AN/TYQ-2 in the Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC)
AN/TYA-25 Photographic Transport Group AN/TYQ-2 in the Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC)
AN/TYA-26 Ancillary Group AN/TYQ-2 in the Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC)
AN/TYQ - Transportable Special Computer Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TYQ-1 Tactical Air Command Central (TACC) Marine Tactical Data System (MTDS) Philco-Ford
AN/TYQ-2 Tactical Air Operations Central (TAOC) Marine Tactical Data System (MTDS) Litton Industries
AN/TYQ-3 Tactical Data Communications Central (TDCC) Marine Tactical Data System (MTDS) Collins Radio, Sperry Univac (now Unisys)
AN/TYQ-23 Tactical Air Operations Central (TAOC) system, replaced Marine Tactical Data System (MTDS), interfaces with AN/MSQ-124 Air Defense Communications Platform (ADCP) and the AN/TPS-59 radar system. US Marine Corps[467] Northrop Grumman
AN/TYQ-87 Sector Anti-Air Warfare Facility (SAAWF) US Marine Corps[468] Northrop Grumman
AN/TYQ-101 Communications Data Link System (CDLS) automated interface system US Marine Corps[469]
AN/TYY - Transportable Surveillance and Control Computer Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/TYY-2 27 workstation Tactical Battle Management Core System (TBMCS), also called Tactical Command System (TCS), is an air war planning tool US Marine Corps[470] Lockheed Martin

U

UAx - Utility Infrared Systems

AN/UAS - Utility Infrared Search Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/UAS-4 Infrared surveillance system[64] OV-1C Mohawk[471]

UGx - Utility Telegraph/Teletype Systems

AN/UGC - Utility Telegraph/Teletype Communications Equipment
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/UGC-74 Communications terminal bit serial multi-speed page tactical teleprinter US Marine Corps[472]

ULx - Utility Countermeasures

AN/ULQ - Utility Countermeasures Special Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ULQ-19 Ground-based communications electronic attack system[293] operating between 20–80 MHz (1,500–370 cm)[295] US Marine Corps BAE Systems[295]

UPx - Utility Radar

AN/UPX - Utility Radar Identification/Recognition Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/UPX-27 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Interrogator US Marine Corps[473]
AN/UPX-37 Digital interrogator is an Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Interrogator has replaced the AN/UPX-27 IFF Interrogators US Marine Corps[473] BAE Systems

UQx - Utility Carrier Systems

AN/UQQ - Utility Sonar Special Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/UQQ-2 Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS) sonar USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23), Victorious-class ocean surveillance ships

URx - Utility Radio Systems

AN/URC - Utility Radio Communications Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/URC-4 Emergency survival radio operates at 121.5 MHz (247 cm) and 243 MHz (123 cm)
AN/URC-10 Transistorized Ultra High Frequency (UHF) emergency survival radio
AN/URC-11 Emergency survival radio operating at 243 MHz (123 cm)
AN/URC-14 Emergency survival radio operating at 121.5 MHz (247 cm)
AN/URC-32 Shipboard High Frequency (HF) single-sideband transceiver operating at 2–30 MHz (14,990–1,000 cm) Collins Radio[474]
AN/URC-64 Emergency survival radio operating between 225–285 MHz (133–105 cm) US Air Force
AN/URC-68 Emergency survival radio US Army
AN/URC-107 Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) multiprocessor controlled radio terminal operating between 960 and 1,215 MHz (31.2 and 24.7 cm) US Marine Corps[475] BAE Systems
AN/URC-117 Ground Wave Emergency Network (GWEN) command and control radio US Air Force
AN/URM - Utility Radio Maintenance Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/URM-25 Vacuum tube radio frequency (RF) signal generator equipment test set
AN/URN - Utility Radio Navigational Aids Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/URN-20 Tactical air navigation (TACAN) navigation system Virginia-class cruisers
AN/URN-25 Navigational beacon, communicates coded radio signals with Tactical air navigation (TACAN) equipped aircraft to determine identity of vessel, distance and bearing from beacon, replaced the AN/URN-20[476] Gould Corporation - NavCom Systems Division (now NavCom Defense Electronics, Inc)[477]

USx - Utility Special Systems

AN/USC - Utility Special Communications Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/USC-55 Command Tactical Terminal Three (CTT/H3), Intelligence Broadcast Receiver (IBR) ruggedized UHF satellite communications (SATCOM) US Marine Corps[478] Raytheon
AN/USC-62 Joint Tactical Terminal (JTT) UHF tactical intelligence terminal US Marine Corps[479] Raytheon
AN/USC-65 Lightweight Multi-band Satellite Terminal (LMST) SHF transportable full-duplex multi-band C/Ku/X-band satellite communications (SATCOM) ground terminal US Marine Corps[480] Harris Corporation
AN/USD - Utility Special Surveillance Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/USD-1 Film surveillance drone[481] US Army Radioplane
AN/USD-2 Overseer unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance drone US Army Aerojet, Rheem Manufacturing Company
AN/USD-3 Snooper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance drone US Army Republic Aviation
AN/USD-4 Swallow high speed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance drone Did not enter service Republic Aviation
AN/USD-5 Osprey high speed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance drone Did not enter service Fairchild Aircraft
AN/USD-501 CL-89 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance drone Canadair
AN/USD-502 CL-289 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance drone Canadair
AN/USQ - Utility Special/Combination Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/USQ-17 Sea-based 30-bit mainframe computer Naval Tactical Data System Sperry Univac (now Unisys)
AN/USQ-20 Sea-based 30-bit mainframe computer, replaced AN/USQ-17 Naval Tactical Data System Sperry Univac (now Unisys)
AN/USQ-46 Portable VHF radio frequency monitor set for Phase III sensor identification and audio transmission US Marine Corps[482] Whittaker Corporation (now Meggitt)
AN/USQ-66 Central sensor monitor for processing data from field implanted unattended ground sensors[483] US Marine Corps[484]
AN/USQ-76 Data terminal set, part of AN/GSQ-235[279]
AN/USQ-80 Forward Pass interrogator-transponder set provides ground sensor data storage and data relay without the need for continuous real-time monitoring.[483] It operates at the VHF frequency range of 138–153 MHz (217–196 cm) and UHF range of 311–313 MHz (96–96 cm) US Marine Corps[485]
AN/USQ-144 Automated Digital Network System (ADNS)
AN/USQ-124 Tactical Intelligence (TACINTEL)
AN/USQ-144 Automated Digital Network System (ADNS)
AN/USQ-146 Communication Emitter Sensing and Attacking System (CESAS) advanced electronic attack system operating from 20 to 2,500 MHz (1,499 to 12 cm) US Marine Corps[486] SPAWAR
AN/USQ-148 SCI Networks
AN/USQ-163 Falconer regional Air Operations Center (AOC) US Air Force
AN/USQ-176 Joint Network Management System (JNMS) communications planning and network management system US Marine Corps[487] Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
AN/USQ-208 Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES)
AN/USR - Utility Special Passive Detection Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/USR-1 Airborne surveillance receiver Watkins-Johnson

UXx - Utility Facsimile/Television Systems

AN/UYC - Utility Facsimile/Television Communications Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/UXC-7 Lightweight tactical ruggedized digital facsimile machine (Fax) US Marine Corps[488] Raytheon
AN/UXC-10 Blackjack self-contained tactical ruggedized multifunction digital facsimile machine (Fax), scanner, printer, and copier US Marine Corps[489] Cryptek

UYx - Utility Computer Systems

AN/UYA - Utility Computer Auxiliary Assembly Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/UYA-1 Tactical display system
AN/UYA-4 Tactical display system ASW Ship Command and Control System (ASWSC&CS) Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon)
AN/UYK - Utility Data Processing Computer Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/UYK-1 Submarine-based computer for Transit US Navy navigation satellite (NAVSAT) location system, also called TRW-130 Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation (now TRW Inc.)
AN/UYK-3 Sea-based Outstation Processor Unit computer, also called BR-133 Bunker Ramo (subsidiary of Honeywell)
AN/UYK-5 Moonbeam UNIVAC 1218(CP-789) 18-bit computer for on-ship logistics management[490][491] Naval Tactical Data System, US Marine Corps Landing Approach System-3 Sperry Univac (now Unisys)
AN/UYK-7 32-bit mainframe computer Naval Tactical Data System, Aegis Combat System, Enhanced Position Location Reporting System Sperry Univac (now Unisys)
AN/UYK-8 30-bit mainframe computer, replaced CP-808 computer Naval Tactical Data System Sperry Univac (now Unisys)
AN/UYK-11 18-bit missile launch computer[491] LGM-30 Minuteman Sperry Univac (now Unisys)
AN/UYK-19 Naval electronic warfare computer, also called ROLM 1602 ROLM (now Lockheed Martin)[492]
AN/UYK-20 Minicomputer, replaced by AN/UYK-44 Naval Tactical Data System, Enhanced Position Location Reporting System Sperry Univac (now Unisys)
AN/UYK-43 32-bit mainframe computer, replaced AN/UYK-7 Naval Tactical Data System Unisys
AN/UYK-44 Minicomputer, replaced AN/UYK-20 Naval Tactical Data System Sperry Corporation (now Unisys)
AN/UYK-62 Non-tactical distributed computer automated data processing system based on the Harris series-300 minicomputers, part of Shipboard Non-tactical Automated Data Processing Program (SNAP II)[493] Harris Corporation
AN/UYK-65 Non-tactical distributed computer automated data processing system based on the Honeywell DSP-6 series, part of Shipboard Non-tactical Automated Data Processing Program (SNAP I), replaced AN/UYK-5[494] Honeywell
AN/UYQ - Utility Special Computer Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/UYQ-3 Direct Air Support Central, Airborne System (DASC, AS) interfaces with AN/MRQ-12 Communications Interface System (CIS) providing air support while on-board Lockheed Martin KC-130F/R/T aircraft (but not the KC-130J) US Marine Corps[495] NWSC Crane
AN/UYQ-21 Tactical display system
AN/UYQ-70 Sea-based workstation, replaced AN/UYA-4 and AN/UYQ-21 (series) displays US Navy
AN/UYQ-83 Technical Control and Analysis Center Remote Analysis Workstation (TCAC RAWS) portable automated signals intelligence (SIGINT) system US Marine Corps[496]
AN/UYQ-91 Intelligence Operations Server (IOS) communication processor, track management, and intelligence database server US Marine Corps[497]
AN/UYS - Utility Computer Detection Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/UYS-1 Acoustic sonobuoy processor
AN/UYS-2 Acoustic sonobuoy processor

V

VPx - Vehicular Radar Systems

AN/VPS - Vehicular Range Detecting Radar Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/VPS-2 Range-only radar M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS)

VRx - Vehicular Radio Systems

AN/VRC - Vehicular Communications Radio Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/VRC-3 FM Signal Corps Radio SCR-300 with power pack US Army Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (now Motorola)
AN/VRC-5 Variant of the Signal Corps Radio SCR-508 line-of-sight short range (10 to 15 mi (16 to 24 km)) vehicular FM radio with separately mounted transmitter and receiver, replaced by AN/VRC-8[498] US Army
AN/VRC-8 Short range vehicular FM radio, replaced AN/VRC-5[498] US Army
AN/VRC-12 Vehicular mounted Very High Frequency (VHF) FM synthesized radio communications system[499][346] Avco (subsidiary of Textron)
AN/VRC-43 Variant of AN/VRC-12 series[499] Avco (subsidiary of Textron)
AN/VRC-44 Variant of AN/VRC-12 series[499] Avco (subsidiary of Textron)
AN/VRC-45 Variant of AN/VRC-12 series[499] Avco (subsidiary of Textron)
AN/VRC-46 Variant of AN/VRC-12 series[499] Avco (subsidiary of Textron)
AN/VRC-47 Variant of AN/VRC-12 series[499] Avco (subsidiary of Textron)
AN/VRC-48 Variant of AN/VRC-12 series[499] Avco (subsidiary of Textron)
AN/VRC-49 Variant of AN/VRC-12 series[499] Avco (subsidiary of Textron)
AN/VRC-83 Tactical medium-range vehicular 30-watt VHF (116–149.975 MHz (258.442–199.895 cm)) and UHF (225–399.975 MHz (133.2411–74.9528 cm) radio set US Marine Corps[500] Raytheon
AN/VRC-87 VHF Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), 5-watt short range
AN/VRC-88 Vehicular mounted VHF (30 to 87.975 MHz (999.31 to 340.77 cm)) 4-watt short range Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), replaced the AN/GRC-125 and AN/GRC-160 US Marine Corps[501] CECOM
AN/VRC-89 Vehicular mounted VHF (30 to 87.975 MHz (999.31 to 340.77 cm)) 50-watt short/long range Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) US Marine Corps[502] CECOM
AN/VRC-90 Vehicular mounted VHF (30 to 87.975 MHz (999.31 to 340.77 cm)) 50-watt long range Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) US Marine Corps[503] CECOM
AN/VRC-91 Vehicular mounted VHF (30 to 87.975 MHz (999.31 to 340.77 cm)) 50-watt short/long range Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), with man-pack accessories US Marine Corps[504] CECOM
AN/VRC-92 Vehicular mounted VHF (30 to 87.975 MHz (999.31 to 340.77 cm)) 50-watt long range Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) US Marine Corps[505] CECOM
AN/VRC-102 Vehicular mounted HF/VHF radio set operating from 1.6 to 60 MHz (18,740 to 500 cm) US Marine Corps[506] Harris Corporation

VSx - Vehicular Special/Combination Systems

AN/VSQ - Vehicular Special Combination Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/VSQ-2 Vehicular mounted Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS) Data Net Radio for secure connectivity and positional location capabilities US Army, US Marine Corps[507] CECOM

W

WLx - Water Surface and Underwater combined Countermeasures Systems

AN/WLD - Water Special Surveillance Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System (RMS) Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Pinckney (DDG-91), USS Momsen (DDG-92), USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) Lockheed Martin
AN/WLQ - Water Surface and Underwater combined Special Countermeasures Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/WLQ-4 Sea Nymph submarine Electronic Support Measures (ESM) SIGINT system Sturgeon-class submarines
AN/WLR - Water Surface and Underwater combined Passive Countermeasures Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/WLR-1 Shipboard spectrum scan and analysis receiver for surface ships and submarines
AN/WLR-8 Shipboard spectrum scan and analysis receiver, part of the Ships Advanced Electronic Warfare (SAEW) package for surface ships and submarines
AN/WLR-18 Classic Salmon electronic intelligence (ELINT) Los Angeles-class submarines[508]

WQx - Water Surface and Underwater combined Sonar Systems

AN/WQX- Water Surface and Underwater combined Identification and Recognition Sonar Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/WQX-2 Diver detection sonar (DDS) Applied Research Laboratories of University of Texas at Austin

Z

ZPx - Airborne Vehicle Radar Systems

AN/ZPY - Airborne Vehicle Surveillance Radar Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ZPY-1 Small Tactical Radar - Lightweight (STARLite) MQ-1C Gray Eagle Northrop Grumman
AN/ZPY-2 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) radar RQ-4 Global Hawk Northrop Grumman[509]

ZSx - Airborne Vehicle Special Systems

AN/ZSQ - Water Special/Combination Systems
Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer
AN/ZSQ-2 Electro-optical assault/attack sensor United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) MH-47G Chinook, MH-60M Black Hawk Raytheon[510]

See also

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